White House will seek emergency order to stay Texas immigration ruling

The White House will seek an emergency stay to fight back against a recent decision by a Texas federal judge who ruled earlier this week against the Obama administration’s immigration plans, a spokesperson for the president said.

Lawyers with the United States Department of Justice will soon file an injunction on President Barack Obama’s behalf in an attempt to stay the recent court order, Josh Earnest, the press secretary for the White House, told reporters during a briefing on Friday.

If it goes unchallenged, the order will stop the administration’s plans to defer deportations for up to 5 million people who are in the US illegally.

“We will seek that appeal because we believe when you evaluate the legal merits of the arguments, that there is a solid legal foundation for the president to take the steps he announced last year to help reform our immigration system,” Earnest said, according to The Hill.

On Monday, US District Judge Andrew S. Hanen ruled that the Obama administration’s plan to let illegal immigrants stay within America’s borders “does not represent mere inadequacy,” but, rather, “is complete abdication.”

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Obama’s immigration plans derailed by Texas-led coalition

A US federal judge ordered an injunction to halt President Barack Obama’s controversial plans to exert executive authority and allow millions of undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States.

US District Judge Andrew Hanen, ruling in favor of a lawsuit brought by Texas Governor Tony Abbott, and 25 other states, paved the way for what promises to be a lengthy court battle to determine whether Obama overstepped his authority by announcing his amnesty plans.

Just 12 states have declared their support for Obama’s immigration initiative.

Speaking in Austin, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said, “President Obama abdicated his responsibility to uphold the United States Constitution when he attempted to circumvent the laws passed by Congress via executive fiat, and Judge Hanen’s decision rightly stops the president’s overreach in its tracks. We live in a nation governed by a system of checks and balances, and the president’s attempt to bypass the will of the American people was successfully checked today. The district court’s ruling is very clear – it prevents the president from implementing the policies in ‘any and all aspects.’”

Speaking with reporters, President Obama said he believes that courts will ultimately rule in favor of the White House.

“With respect to the ruling … I disagree with it,” he said, according to Reuters. “I think the law is on our side and history is on our side.”

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