The Hill
By Lydia Wheeler
July 8, 2015
The
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments in a
case Friday that could lift the injunction that has put President
Obama’s executive actions expanding
protections for millions of undocumented immigrants on hold.
The
appeal stems from the order Texas Judge Andrew Hanen issued to freeze
the action’s Obama took in November to expand eligibility for the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which offers protections to immigrants brought to
the United States illegally as children, and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, or DAPA, which allows parents of U.S. citizens and
permanent residents to apply for amnesty.
Hanen’s order came after 26 states filed a lawsuit claiming Obama’s actions were unconstitutional.
Reps.
Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill,), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and advocates for
immigration reform are planning to rally outside the court on Friday to
call for an end to the
delay in implementing the Obama’s immigration initiatives.
A
news release from Gutiérrez's office said these programs would allow
millions of hardworking and longtime residents to apply for work
authorization and to remain in
the United States with their families.
“Each
day the orders remain blocked from being implemented, hundreds more
families are permanently separated and millions more dollars in tax
revenue are lost,” the release
said.
For more information, go to: www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com
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