Supreme Court Ruling On Polarizing Immigration Executive Order Could Come This Week
By Tony Cantu 6/22/2016 Patch.com
http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/u-s-supreme-court-ruling-polarizing-immigration-executive-order-could-come-weekThe high court will determine if Obama's DAPA -- Deferred Action for Parents of Americans -- is Constitutional.
AUSTIN, TX -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week could rule on a far-reaching immigration-related case that would allow the parents of immigrant children to stay in the country legally.
United States v. Texas, the pending U.S. Supreme Court case hinges on the constitutionality of an Obama administration initiative -- Deferred Action for Parents of Americans -- known by its acronym DAPA. The program was unveiled by Obama in November 2014 as an executive action, in a move to grant deferred action to undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S.-born children.
DAPA would’ve allowed immigrant parents legal status and protection to apply for sanctioned work permits. With about 1.68 million undocumented immigrants in Texas -- some 11 million nationally -- the case has broad implications.
http://patch.com/us/across-america/divisive-texas-cases-loom-large-supreme-court-decisionsBut conservatives in the GOP-led state government filed suit to prevent DAPA’s passage, leading a 26-state coalition to stop its implementation. By February, DAPA opponents scored their first victory: The granting of a preliminary injunction that effectively halted its passage. The favorable ruling for GOP opponents was granted by U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, a Republican appointee with a history of anti-immigration rulings.
