The Hill
By Lydia Wheeler
March 3, 2016
The Supreme Court has set a date for oral arguments in a case challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
The case, United States v. Texas, will be argued on April 18, a Monday.
The
programs Obama launched through executive action last year to shield as
many as 5 million immigrants from deportation have been on hold since a
federal judge ruled
that Texas and 25 other states have a legitimate basis to challenge
them.
The
states argue the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs would increase
their costs for healthcare,
law enforcement and education. Texas specifically claims it would be
financially burdened by having to issue more drivers’ licenses, which is
now a state-subsidized benefit.
The
justices are being asked to weigh whether the actions are illegal and
whether a state that voluntarily provides a subsidy to some immigrants
has standing to the bring
the case.
Because
the government argues that the programs serve as guidance for the
Department of Homeland Security on which immigrants to deport, the
justices will also consider
whether that guidance was subject to notice and comment procedures
under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Earlier
this week, the House said it would vote in the coming weeks on whether
to allow Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to file a brief on the legality of
the president’s actions.
Ryan reportedly said the president is “not permitted to write law —
only Congress is.”
“The
House will make that very, very clear, and we will do so as an
institution on behalf of the American people, on behalf of
representative self-government,” he added
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