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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
House Dems File Amici Brief in Texas v. United States, Support Obama Administration’s Expanded Deferred Action Program
Yesterday, we posted the immigration law law professors amici curiae brief in Texas v. United States. In addition, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP filed a BRIEF FOR 181…
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Immigration Law Professors Weigh in in Texas v. United States
109 immigration law professors filed an amici curiae brief in the Fifth Circuit in support of reversal of the district court's preliminary injunction in Texas v. United States. See Download Immigration…
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DOJ Files Fifth Circuit Merits Brief in Texas v. United States
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the appeal of the preliminary injunction barring the implementation of President Obama's expanded deferred action program in Texas v. United…
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New Jersey Sides with Texas, Other States in Texas v. United States
With Presidential ambitions, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has decided to have his state join Texas and 25 others in challenging the Obama administration's expanded deferred action program. In a brief…
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Ted Cruz for President?!?
Rumor has it that Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will announce his candidacy for President of the United States tomorrow. He has been a vocal opponent of President Obama's immigration policies,…
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Obama Administration Threatened With Sanctions in Texas v. United States
It appears that the saga of Texas v. United States, the case in which the state of Texas and 25 other states are challenging the lawfulness of President Obama's expanded…
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California, Jerry Brown Support U.S. Government in Texas v. United States: Republicans “Declaring War,” Position is “Troglodyte”, “un-Christian”
Although in the 1990s California was a trendsetter in tough immigration measures (with Proposition 187 a sterling example), it is not one of the 26 states that has sued the…
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Law Professors: Preliminary Injunction Ruling Halting Expanded Deferred Action Program “”Deeply Flawed” Legally
A group of more than 100 immigration law professors signed a statement calling the preliminary injunction ruling in Texas v. United States temporarily blocking implementation of President Obama's expanded deferred…
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US Seeks Stay in in Fifth Circuit in Texas v. United States
The U.S. government today sought an emergency stay of the district court's preliminary injunction in Texas v. United States. As previously reported on ImmigrationProf, the disrict court denied a stay…
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Update on Texas v. United States — District Court Denies Stay of Injunction, Asks Obama Administration to Explain Its Actions
Judge Andrew HanenSeth Robbins of AP reports on the latest from Texas v. United States, the lawsuit in which 26 states have sought to halt President Obama's expanded deferred action…