A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a huge defeat this week. It denied the government’s request for an emergency stay of a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of President Obama’s immigration amnesty program. This is not a decision on the merits of the lawsuit filed against the administration […]
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The Obama Administration Was Handed a Huge Immigration Defeat. Here’s Why It Matters
June 1, 2015 By 1 Comment
Filed Under: Amnesty, Issues Tagged With: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, amnesty, Jennifer Elrod, Jerry Smith, lawsuit, Stephen Higginson
Appeals Court Seems Likely to Snub Obama on Executive Amnesty
April 20, 2015 By 8 Comments
President Obama’s lawyers received a chilly reception from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as they tried to lift Judge Andrew Hanen’s injunction stopping Obama’s executive action on illegal immigration. 26 states sued the Administration over Obama’s order and Judge Hanen temporarily blocked implementation back in February. A three judge panel heard oral arguments over […]
Filed Under: Amnesty, Issues Tagged With: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, amnesty, Barack Obama, Jerry Smith, Judge Andrew Hanen, Judge Jennifer Elrod, Stephen Higginson