Reuters
By Julia Edwards
May 26, 2015
The
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday in favor of 26
states challenging President Barack Obama's executive action on
immigration.
Two
judges on the three-judge panel ruled that the executive action, which
would grant an estimated 4.7 million undocumented immigrants relief from
deportation, should stay on hold
while the states work to overturn it.
The case has become the focal point of Obama's efforts to change U.S. immigration policy.
Seeing
no progress on legislative reform in Congress, Obama announced in
November he would take executive action to help immigrants. He has since
received blowback from Republicans
who say the program grants amnesty and is burdensome.
The
5th Circuit is still due to rule on whether the Obama administration
can appeal the block to the executive order, which it is expected to do
in the coming months.
For more information, go to: www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com
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