The Obama administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a lawsuit involving two immigration relief programs for undocumented parents and youth.

Last month, the court issued a disappointing 4-4 decision in a challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2014 immigration actions.

With a split decision, an extension to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—which grants DREAMers a renewable work permit and temporary permission to be in the country—and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents—a similar relief but for parents of U.S. citizen and permanent resident children—remain blocked.

The Department of Justice wants another shot, this time with the entire nine justices. One seat has been vacant since the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February. A Republican Congress has refused to vote for a replacement until a new president takes office in January 2017.

In the filing, the DOJ says that given the impact the case has on the lives of millions of parents, youth and families the court should grant a rehearing when every seat is filled. While the DOJ acknowledges that the Supreme Court rarely grants rehearings, in the past, these have been granted when the court justices have been divided on other issues, according to a post by the American Immigration Council.

In February 2015, a coalition of 26 states, including Arizona and led by Texas, sued the Obama administration, accusing the president of abusing his power by ignoring Congress in an administrative process to change immigration policies. 

Federal District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of DAPA and extended DACA. The Obama administration appealed, and a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals eventually upheld the injunction. The administration then took the legal battle to the Supreme Court, where it took months to hear a ruling.

If DAPA and DACA II ever go into effect, an approximate 5 million people would benefit. 

This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2016.

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10 replies on “Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Rehear Lawsuit On Immigration Relief Programs for Undocumented Parents, Youth”

  1. Now that BLM has turned on him, he frantically looks for something destructive to tie to his legacy. You have done enough damage Mr President. Eight years of his lawless behavior, surronded by Hillary, Eric Holder and Lynch. There’s your legacy.

  3. What’s it like to be an Arizona conservative? What’s it like to live a life controlled by fear and hate. What’s it like to have to be armed in order to come out from hiding under your bed? What’s it like to be a racist and be proud of it?
    What’s it like to try to mask these qualities behind phony religion anal phony patriotism?

  4. It’s really amazing that the president thinks he can unilaterally set immigration policy in direct opposition to Congress. Whatever your views of what immigration law should be, that law is set by Congress, not the President.
    I hope the court gives this the swift rejection it deserves.

  5. Because we feel that people should come here legally makes us racists. I have a question for you, Bob. What’s it like to be an ignorant stooge?

  7. Silvia Herrera is holding a sign in Spanish and has lived in the U.S. for 17 years. So for those 17 years she has been a criminal along with her daughter and she still can not spell in English? This is America and we are a nation govern by of laws, but when we Americans stand up to these criminals we get called racists. Now that the courts have stood firm and upheld these laws lying Hillary and the crooked Obama want a do-over.

  10. He’s obviously worried that Trump has a chance of getting in and he wants to Legalize 5,000,000 Illegals to be promptly put on WELFARE. THIS IS AGAINST THRE LAW:
    (INA § 235(b)(1)(B)(iii)): “The removal of an alien who is inadmissible because the individual does not possess valid entry documents or is inadmissible for fraud or misrepresentation of material fact. The alien may be removed without a hearing before an immigration court.” pg 2, Box 1, right side.

    
The WORST OBAMA BASTARDIZATION:
    On February 13th, 2013 Chris Crane, president of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council states under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee “Immigration agents are regularly prohibited from enforcing United States Immigration LAW. According to NEW POLICY, immigration agents can no longer arrest persons solely for entering the United States illegally. Officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have exposed agents to danger from gang members in detention centers, and that -
they threatened to discipline agents for detaining illegal immigrants encountered on the street.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?…

    They already heard it!

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