Judge Halts Obama's Immigration Order

[Jesus Malverde]

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Source: Texas tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott hailed a federal judge's decision Monday to halt President Obama’s executive action on immigration — a decision that gave the state of Texas an initial victory in its battle against what state leaders call federal overreach.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Brownsville ruled that the Obama administration did not "comply with the Administrative Procedure Act." The Administrative Procedure Act governs the way regulations are made and how much input the public has.

Obama's policy seeks to give as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants — including some 1.46 million in Texas — a work permit and temporary relief from deportation.

Abbott, the state's former attorney general, filed the lawsuit in December before being sworn in as governor. Texas is part of a 26-state coalition that challenged the executive action, which was announced in November.


Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/16/executive-action-immigration-ruling/

[cstanleytech]

1. I'm confused, when did states get the power to decide federal law on immigration?

[salib]

2. Sure is convenient

Just in time, too. Now the Repugs have an excuse to drop the riders to the Homeland Security funding bill and get it past the House and Senate and signed by the Pres. Stop looking like fools.

Besides, now we can concentrate on the Netanyahu craziness.

[kelliekat44]

3. BINGO!!! It has given them an out. They some will feign to not change their minds on funding but

enough will seize the argument to vote for funding DHS. Saved again!

[Hugin]

4. "Texas is part of a 26-state coalition..."

Which 26 States? Or is it just some people in 26 States?

[Hugin]

5. Oh, interesting... Turns out it is the same 26 States questioning the ACA.

"While the Supreme Court upheld the healthcare law on June 28, 2012, it validated the argument made by the 26 states that the federal government had overreached its authority by enacting the measure."

Those States are:

Florida
South Carolina
Nebraska
Texas
Utah
Louisiana
Alabama
Colorado
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Washington
Idaho
South Dakota
Indiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Arizona
Georgia
Alaska
NFIB
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Kansas
Wyoming
Maine

From: http://www.healthcarelawsuit.us/

So, now they're all about Immigration? I smell BS.

Yeah, I answered my own question.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141016172

Plus your article was dated Feb 16th.

Most think this ruling will be overturned on appeal.