Obama Immigration Policy Halted by Federal Judge…

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A federal judge has ordered a halt to President Obama’s amnesty orders Thousands of undocumented immigrants are set to begin applying Wednesday for President Obama’s program to allow them to stay and work legally in the USA. This first phase of Obama’s plan to protect up to 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation is mired in uncertainty as congressional Republicans try to derail the program through legislation and state leaders try to block it in federal court.

The first of those programs was scheduled to start receiving applications on Wednesday. The immediate impact of the ruling is that up to 270,000 undocumented immigrants nationwide who came to the United States as children will not be able to apply for deportation protection under an expansion of an existing executive program. A larger new program is scheduled to begin in May….

On Nov. 20, last year, President Obama created a new program for undocumented immigrants called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA). It grants protected immigration status and work permits to the parents of a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. Estimates are that DAPA could benefit as many as 3.7 million individuals who are currently in the US without legal authorization.

Mr. Obama said he was using executive powers to focus enforcement agents on deporting serious criminals and those posing threats to national security. Three-year deportation deferrals and work permits were offered for undocumented immigrants who have not committed serious crimes, have been here at least five years and have children who are American citizens or legal residents.

Lawyers for the 26 states alleged that President Obama and his administration were violating the Constitution’s “take care” clause. Rather than “taking care” that laws passed by Congress are faithfully executed, the administration is rewriting immigration law by ignoring a congressional command that undocumented immigrants “shall” be deported, The lawsuit says.

The suit also alleges that the administration violated the Administrative Procedures Act by failing to follow the required procedure for enacting new regulations. This includes offering notice to affected groups and individuals and an opportunity to comment on the proposed new regulation.

The administration and supportive legal experts say that both programs are well within the authority of the president.

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They note US immigration law grants broad discretion to the executive branch, including the authority to decide how best to enforce federal statutes.

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