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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
California Dreamer Challenges Nationwide Immigration Injunction
One of the questions often asked about the injunction in United States v. Texas is how could a district court in Texas enter an injunction barring implementation of a nationwide…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider United States v. Texas
This morning, the Supreme Court refused to reconsider the deadlocked ruling in United States v. Texas. The injunction barrinng implementation of President Obama's expanded deferred action program. The denial of…
Supreme Court Update
Order List September 26, 2016
It's (still) the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court (and the Update) are back in action. Actually, The Eight dug in a bit last week, issuing cert…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Challenge in New York to Nationwide Injunction Issued by Federal Court in Texas Barring Implementation of Obama Expanded Deferred Action Program
In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court by an equally divided Court affirmed a nationwide injunction barring the implementation of the Obama administration's expanmded deferred action program announced in November…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Aftermath of United States v. Texas: Rediscovering Deferred Action by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Aftermath of United States v. Texas: Rediscovering Deferred Action, by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Yale Journal of Regulation Notice and Comment, Aug. 10, 2016On June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Constitutional Implications of U.S. v. Texas by Carrie Severino
On Morning Consult, Carrie Severino, is chief counsel and policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network and a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. discusses the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACAmented Immigrant Astrid Silva Addresses Democratic Convention
Along with Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders, Astrid Silva addressed the Democratic National Convention last night and expressed support for Hillary Clinton. Silva, who was undocumented, benefited from the Deferred Action…
ImmigrationProf Blog
US Seeks Rehearing in US v. Texas
The United States today filed a petition for rehearing in United States v. Texas, in which an equally divided Supreme Court affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction barring the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Carrie Rosenbaum: Immigrant Rights Advocates Should Double Down After United States v. Texas
Carrie Rosenbaum, Esq.In the waning days of the 2015 Term, the Supreme Court announced a two-line “non-decision” in the continuing battle over immigration reform. A political case if there ever…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Reflections on United States v. Texas by Lizbeth Cuevas, Student Immigrant Rights Activist
The divided Supreme Court decision in United States v. Texas has dashed the hopes of those who would have been granted deferred action and given work authorization through DAPA and extended…