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.
The judge was the only one to call Obama’s bluff.
For now. This won’t last. When it hits SCOTUS, obola will get everything he wants.
And does ANYONE believe a word out of Jeh Johnson’s mouth??
What kind of name is Jeh?
Rush said on his program today that the 5th District Court may decide as early as today to overturn the ruling. Whatcha bet they’ll use “no standing” as to the reason?
>> The judge was the only one to call Obama’s bluff.
Huh? It was TX Governor Greg Abbot and other state governors that called Obama’s bluff.
The judge merely agreed with them.
>> What kind of name is Jeh?
‘s Ebonic, bro.
Why you ax?
Jeh -> meh.
I dunno, but it sounds kinda Geh.
We should all pray that this setback tips 0bama over the edge. Narcissists do not being told that they are wrong.
Possibly not today. That courthouse is located right smack in the middle of the Mardi Gras mayhem.
This “process” called you a lawless punk, Holder.
Dil... It ain’t a honky name.
Fixed it!
That’s okay - it’ll be overturned by some Obama appointed judge on appeal. :)
“until further notice” being the key words here.
Don’t get too excited, the Democrats and the RINOs are now saying that they may as well fund Obama’s immigration because the court stopped it. LOL!
What they should be saying is that there is no reason to fund it, since the court stopped it.
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