Today, a panel of three judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for an emergency stay on Judge Hanen’s injunction blocking the implementation of DAPA and the expansion of DACA. You can listen to the arguments here: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/15/15-40238_4-17-2015.mp3 Click here for more in-depth coverage of...
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Missed the #Ready4Relief rally outside Fifth Circuit Appeals Court hearing in New Orleans, LA? Here’s what Twitter had to say about it. NOLA 5th Circuit Rally Circuit Circuit
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Today, over 150 immigrant families are rallying outside the New Orleans courthouse currently hearing arguments in the Texas anti-immigrant lawsuit from 26 Republican Governors and Attorneys General challenging President Obama’s immigration actions. The families impacted by Judge Hanen’s delay are joined today by immigrant rights groups from all across...
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Cross-posted from David Leopold’s blog: This morning the 5th Circuit announced the three judge panel that will hear the Obama Administration’s motion to stay (lift) Judge Hanen’s order temporarily blocking DACA expansion and DAPA; and, as expected, it’s a very conservative panel. Ian Millhiser of thinkprogress.com described the panel—which includes, Judges Jerry E. Smith...
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Over 70 cities and counties have signed onto a legal brief asking the court to allow President Obama’s immigration action to go forward in their areas. Their argument is common sense: They don’t want a federal judge in Texas to allow the Republican Governor of that state to block...
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Must-Read New York Times Editorial Captures Current Moment in Immigration Debate In an editorial titled, “The Scrambled States of Immigration,” The New York Times weaves a range of recent developments together into a must-read piece capturing the current moment in the immigration debate. The editorial concludes by reminding us that “laws and policies that deny...
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In March, the 5th Circuit appeals court granted the Obama Administration’s request to fast-track its appeal of Judge Hanen’s preliminary injunction which temporary blocked implementation of DACA expansion and DAPA. The Administration and the plaintiff states agreed to a briefing schedule which requires that all written arguments be filed...
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New Jersey Governor and potential 2016 Republican contender Chris Christie has taken the next step in embracing anti-immigrant politics by signing onto a brief seeking to block immigration executive action programs. As Elise Foley of the Huffington Post reports: “After months of staying out of the legal battle over the president’s...
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Yesterday, a coalition of 14 states, led by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief supporting the Department of Justice’s emergency appeal for a stay of Judge Hanen’s injunction on the implementation of immigration action. The states argue they stand to benefit from DAPA...
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Yesterday, almost 200 Nevada families took over the office of state Attorney General Adam Laxalt to demand he withdraw the state from the anti-immigrant lawsuit challenging President Obama’s 2014 immigration actions. The sheer size of the protest, organized by members of Las Vegas Culinary Union and PLAN, was called...
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