the bastards are inside the White House walls
Posted on 02/17/2015 12:28:21 PM PST by Red Steel
The Department of Homeland Security said that it would not be moving forward on Wednesday with its plan to implement President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, after a federal judge imposed an injunction on the program.
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday that he “strongly” disagrees with the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, but said “we recognize we must comply with it.”
“Accordingly, the Department of Homeland Security will not begin accepting requests for the expansion of DACA tomorrow, February 18, as originally planned,” Johnson said. “Until further notice, we will also suspend the plan to accept requests for DAPA.”
Attorney General Eric Holder reacted by saying the Justice Department is still looking at the decision and is considering next steps. But he said the ruling is likely the first step in a larger process.
“I… have always expected that this is a matter that will ultimately be decided by a higher court, if not the Supreme Court,” he said. “I think it has to be seen in that context. This, I would view, as an interim step in a process that… has more to play out.”
There was some uncertainty earlier in the day over how the court ruling would affect DHS plans to implement Obama’s action. But DHS’s announcement seems to indicate that the program will likely be on hold until some final level of court review.
The Obama administration has already said it would appeal the injunction, and it’s possible that an appellate court could overturn the Texas decision, possibly after several weeks or perhaps months.
Johnson said the court ruling affects two key parts of Obama’s action — the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and the new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, known together as DACA and DAPA. Those programs are expected to allow as many as 5 million illegal immigrants gain legal protection in the United States and to work.
But Johnson said illegal immigrants will still be able to apply for the part of DACA created in 2012, which lets younger immigrants seek protection if they were here as of mid-2012. The new expansion lets others apply if they were here as of 2010.
Johnson also said the court decision won’t stop DHS from prioritizing immigrants for deportation. Many Republicans are less concerned with the administration’s enforcement priorities, and are much more concerned with the positive benefits Obama is trying to confer on people deemed to be lower priorities.
Does this BOzo law apply to ALL illegals, Russians, Chinese, Canadians, etc.
I’m surprised an Obama Cabinet official would follow the court order rather than his boss’s wish and command. Good for Secy. Johnson.
This won’t be finished in the courts till O is out of office. So it will be a major 2016 campaign issue, and clearly set apart the candidates.
Popcorn time.
What these states are doing, though, is outstanding. They can’t give up when SCOTUS agrees with 0.
“Stroke of the pen, law of the land.”
“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program”= MS 13 thugs. Fortunately, we have Marine and Airborne vets to wipe them out.
“What these states are doing, though, is outstanding. They can’t give up when SCOTUS agrees with 0.”
10-4, demshateGod.
This thread is infested with surrender monkeys. We get a piece of good news, and gutless FR trolls tell us that it doesn’t matter because Buckwheat will win in the end. Some so-called conservatives on FR have no guts to join the fight.
LOL, thanks for the good laugh!!
its a MoBro name
And furthermore, WTH kind of a stupid name is "Jeh" anyway? Did his single crack parent get distracted and fail to complete the rest of his name on the birth certificate application? I know he's one of 0dumb0's people and a rat bastard hard core socialist marxist....well, I guess that explains it right there.
Now we’ll hear from the higher courts. It ain’t over ‘til the fatheads on SCOTUS say it’s over.
I was thinking the same thing as I scrolled along on this thread. I think it is really good news.
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