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it’s conceivable that — if the battle goes to the supreme court and justices take the case — a final decision on the legality of obama’s actions may not come before june 2016.
the lone democratic appointee on the panel appeared to lean in favor of the administration’s arguments, and gave the lawyer representing texas and 25 other states suing the administration one of the toughest rounds of questioning.
judge carolyn dineen king, who was appointed by president jimmy carter, repeatedly pressed texas solicitor general scott keller on an argument that the states suing obama did not want to give immigrants the legal ability to work — even if they were unlikely to be deported.
keller also insisted to king at one point that a president did not have power to grant deferred action even to individuals – a point keller later corrected.
the texas solicitor general contended that executive actions would have a financial impact on the states, since they would have to shoulder the costs for issuing drivers’ licenses, as well as health care and education.
keller also referred to obama’s comments in november that “i just took action to change the law” – a phrase that the white house later clarified as obama speaking colloquially.
the arguments at the new orleans-based appeals court attracted hundreds of immigrant-rights protesters who have long advocated for the executive actions that could affect the millions here illegally, activists at the scene said. rep. luis gutierrez (d-ill.), a leading immigration advocate on capitol hill, traveled down to the city for oral arguments, and brass band playing in the streets outside interrupted the hearing several times.
protesters from the fair immigration reform movement – the nationwide umbrella coalition for an array of immigrant-rights groups – in new orleans numbered nearly 600, representing 21 states, the group said.
separately, undocumented immigrant protesters blocked roads in front of the new orleans offices of immigration and customs enforcement, one of three federal agencies that carry out immigration laws, in what they said was a show of civil disobedience. fourteen people were arrested but later released, said representatives for the new orleans workers’ center for racial justice, which organized the protest.
meanwhile, legal drama is continuing to play out at the federal courthouse in brownsville, texas – where district judge andrew hanen first handed down the decision in february that put obama’s immigration programs on hold.
hanen is ordering homeland security secretary jeh johnson and other top immigration officials to appear before him in august to explain why the administration keeps issuing work permits for undocumented immigrants under criteria that are currently blocked under hanen’s order.
but about 2,500 three-year work permits have been issued by the obama administration even after hanen’s injunction, infuriating hanen and the states that have sued. the latest revelations came thursday, when the administration said in court filings that they found another 500 three-year work permits, in addition to the 2,000 that had already been discovered.
hanen had said he’d be willing to dismiss his demand for johnson to appear before him in court if he’s satisfied with the steps that the administration takes to revoke the three-year permits. the obama administration said in the thursday court filing that it would file a status report on july 31 about how the government is trying to correct those issues.
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