AUSTIN – The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked Thursday over a lawsuit filed by Texas and 25 other states against President Obama’s 2014 executive action regarding immigration. The one-sentence ruling leaves in place a preliminary injunction pending a hearing before a federal judge in Brownsville, Texas. According to the Washington, D.C.-based […]
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Injunction on DAPA and DACA Expansion Stands with a 4-4 Supreme Court Decision
23 Jun
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided the injunction on the Obama Administration’s DAPA and DACA expansion programs would remain in place while the Federal District Court hears and decides the principal matter at issue – whether the Obama Administration has the executive authority to implement the deferred action programs without […]
(Reuters) – South Korean-born Hyun Kim feels American to his bones, but the undocumented immigrant has failed to seek protection from deportation under a program launched by President Barack Obama to shield young people brought to the United States as children. The 20-year-old Kim, who dreams of attending a U.S. […]
by Griselda Nevarez PHOENIX, Ariz. — After years burying her college diploma in a box, Angelica Gaona felt she could proudly display it after she was granted protection from deportation and given permission to work through an Obama administration program now at risk. Wednesday marks four years since President Barack […]