The Obama administration today is going to try to persuade the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow for the president’s 2014 executive actions on immigration to move forward. A U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen, based  in Texas, temporarily blocked them in February, while a lawsuit against the actions on behalf of 26 states gets a resolution in court.

The appeals court in New Orleans will hear oral arguments on whether the judge’s block should stand or die off.

Applications for the extended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—a program for undocumented youth brought to the country as children—were supposed to begin making their way to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in February, and signups for Deferred Action for Parents, which would grant parents of U.S. citizen or legal resident children a three-year work permit and permission to be in the country, were meant to head to USCIS back in May.

That day, undocumented parents around the country protested the temporary block. 

Both programs would reportedly benefit about 5 million undocumented people in the U.S. 

According to The Wall Street Journal, legal experts say the case is probably headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and then back to Hanen’s desk. 

Here’s a portion of the roundup by The Wall Street Journal:

The administration contends that the law grants the executive branch the prosecutorial discretion to prioritize who should be removed from the country. It also claims that the states lack legal standing to challenge its immigration program.

But the administration faces long odds in the Fifth Circuit. In May, a three-judge panel of the court denied the administration’s request to stay Judge Hanen’s injunction while the two sides continued to battle it out in court, concluding in a 2-1 ruling that “the government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its appeal.”

The two Fifth Circuit judges who sided against the administration in May, Republican appointees Jerry E. Smith and Jennifer Walker Elrod, are among the three judges who will consider the follow-up appeal. They will be joined by Carolyn Dineen King, who was appointed by Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is new to the case.

Legal experts said the case likely will wind up before the Supreme Court and could ultimately land back in Judge Hanen’s court.

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Ahead of Friday’s hearing, pro-immigrant activists from across the country descended on New Orleans for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration since the president’s plan landed in court.

“In New Orleans I am representing my family and millions of other families in the same situation,” said Elizabeth Rodriguez, 26, who traveled to the city from Los Angeles. She said that she and her three siblings were born in the U.S. and attend college, but their father has been in the country for three decades without legal status.

Advocates said they want to remind 2016 presidential contenders that many U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants will be eligible to vote for the first time in the next election.

“We have been mobilizing our communities to ensure we send a strong message to Democrats, Republicans and the country that we are going to fight,” said Cristina Jimenez, managing director of United We Dream, which represents undocumented youth.

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12 replies on “Obama Administration Makes Case for Immigration Executive Actions In Front of Appeals Court Today”

  1. If Obama gets his way, the killer of Kate Steinley will be a citizen of the US. America meet your newest drug dealing murdering citizen.

    Now let’s all sing the national anthem.

    What do you mean they have outlawed it?

  3. It’s sad when the President of the United States is arguing against the citizens of this country and for criminals. So much for the oath of office.

    What’s the acceptable quota of white lives lost so liberals can have a second class of citizens to clean their toilets and fill the seats of TUSD to be indoctrinated by the Grijalva’s to overthrow the government?

  4. Alexandra the president has forced ice to release illegal criminals and now talks about amnesty to 11 million.

    How did you miss it?

  5. That’s not all Mr Rat. The FBI apologized yesterday because the killer of the black Christians in SC got a gun illegally because they did not complete the background check. Because of a past drug conviction he was not eligible to buy a handgun.But the 72 hour waiting period passed and they did not respond to the gun shop which is an OK to sell.

    So between sanctuary cities and failed gun laws criminals are getting guns and killing Americans because of government inaction.

    You tell the truth.

  6. They’ve learned our system well, particularly as it relates to aligning with special interest groups, manipulating politicians, and mobilizing the liberal media.

  8. FBI said he should not have been allowed to purchase a gun because his drug conviction showed he was mentally unstable. I’m not sure if charges would block gun purchase without conviction.The FBI was unable to find his criminal record as a county employee listed it in the wrong jurisdiction.

  10. There is a lot of technical correctness here but that is all. Mr Roof had been convicted of NO crime nor had he committed a felony until he began his shooting in the church. There were a lot of missteps in the process that put a gun in Mr. Roofs hand from the gun shop which I personally hope will be PROPERLY addressed.
    I went back and read as much as is available regarding the shooting in Charleston and what I noticed is that the dateline closest to the shooting were the most wildly inaccurate, some of them intentionally. It was the later articles, some as late as a couple days ago after the FBI statement that offered the best information.
    I feel the one thing that can be added to the background check process would be to stamp the accuseds papaerwork with the word “prohibited” which would mean “prohibited possessor”. Then all the agent doing the review needs do is contact the requestor and tell the shop owner to ask to see the paperwork. If the customer cannot produce the paperwork then it is an automatic “no sale”.
    There is no way to tell the outcome but I can imagine if Mr. Roof had been aware he was a prohibited possessor at the time of his summons he might have acted differently. He might have been detterre or he might have gone to the next step and obtained a handgun by other means.
    As it is now, David, Mr. Roof had been convicted of no felony and his paperwork showed a summons for a misdemeanor. I guess I answered my own question ;-}

  11. Great job! I firmly believe that if a convicted criminal can not purchase a gun, he will probably steal one. In fact he may have tried to steal one first. Even the FBI allows some to slip through the cracks.

    We have people on the street with 30 and 40 counts of felony against them, and the police are are chasing them and shooting at them, right here in Tucson. How does a Judge put them on the street?

  12. I cannot speak authoritatively but I would guess it is human nature to look for the best in someone, even a felon. I HAVE and while it has been disappointing it has not detered me from trying to give these guys jobs; before i retired permanently. As an example, a domestic squabble turns violent when SHE drunkenly starts beating on HIM and then SHE calls the police. Of course who is usually on the hook for this? The guy, of course but the judge might see through all this and reduce the charge to a misdemeanor since a convicted batterer, guilty or otherwise has a greater uphill struggle than most other felons. We could go back & forth which is okay with me but we have also widely digressed. As was the issue with the Confederate flag, the police/black shootings the murder of Ms. Steinley should have hordes of people at the “sanctuary” doors demanding an end to THAT program. In SC the state was “arm twisted” into a vote that will eventually be reversed by another vote because from the president on down there was a hue and a cry about symbolism.
    Where is the president on THIS murder? I hope the judge hearing the presidents lawyers will also hear the appeals of the family of Ms. Steinley.

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