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Obama to seek emergency order restarting immigration programs
The Hill ^ | 02/20/15 01:45 PM EST | Mike Lillis

Posted on 02/20/2015 12:12:07 PM PST by tje

The Obama administration will seek an emergency court order to move forward with President Obama’s executive action on immigration.

Officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) plan to seek what is known as an emergency stay that would essentially undo a Texas-based federal judge's injunction from earlier this week. If the stay is granted, the government could restart a pair of executive programs that will shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said DOJ will file for the stay by "Monday at the latest."

The emergency stay had been sought by immigrant rights advocates, who want to get the programs up and running as soon as possible while the appeals process plays out.

"We — as immigrants and as Americans — have waited for nearly a quarter century for these much-needed improvements to our broken immigration system," Marielena Hincapié, head of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), said Friday in a statement. "We should not allow a flawed legal decision to delay these changes any longer.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigration
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To: Red Badger

adverse possession. The Government never did try to consistently enforce the law.


21 posted on 02/20/2015 12:40:25 PM PST by the_daug
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I like his argument that illegals waited for 35 years and so it’s an emergency to keep them from waiting any longer.

‘My house has been on fire for 35 years so you need to come right away..’

Probably more like 30 years


22 posted on 02/20/2015 12:40:36 PM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: sickoflibs

” I like his argument that illegals waited for 35 years and so it’s an emergency to keep them from waiting any longer.”

“OK guys listen up. We are sending you out of the country tonight. Grab what you can. “


23 posted on 02/20/2015 12:45:53 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: tje
One can bet Obama will send Bruno to talk the judge before any ruling of a stay. It's a done deal.
24 posted on 02/20/2015 12:55:10 PM PST by drypowder
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To: Sgt_Schultze

What is the “emergency?”

Obama’s Illegals


25 posted on 02/20/2015 12:55:43 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: molson209

Obama’s voters.


26 posted on 02/20/2015 12:57:12 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: joshua c; tje

Um...there aren’t “rules” anymore. Its whatever you can get away with now. Obama said so.


27 posted on 02/20/2015 1:30:50 PM PST by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: Timber Rattler

“They are stuck with the Appellate Circuit Court for the Texas Court this ruling came from. That’s the fairly conservative 5th Circuit. They can’t move the Jurisdiction.


28 posted on 02/20/2015 1:39:22 PM PST by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Sasparilla

That’s good to know, but I bet that Holder and company will try to find some way to get the case to a more liberal friendly venue.


29 posted on 02/20/2015 2:05:43 PM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: drypowder

“One can bet Obama will send Bruno to talk the judge...”

Is this the same Bruno he sent to help harry reid with his exercise equipment?


30 posted on 02/20/2015 2:16:13 PM PST by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED.)
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To: 43north

Whether he gets the emergency order or not is unimportant. Mainly he wants to show his supporters that he’s really really fighting for them. Might do him good. His approval is around 50 percent. His supporters love what’s offensive to us.


31 posted on 02/20/2015 2:21:45 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: high info voter
Slowing down the flow of illegals coming to take millions of America’s job is an emergency?!!!

No, the j1had1sts need to get in.
32 posted on 02/20/2015 3:20:23 PM PST by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: Timber Rattler

I think they must go to the 5th circuit


33 posted on 02/20/2015 3:23:30 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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