[Latest Comprehensive News on Obama Immigration Reform] According to U.S. media reports, on May 26 local time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling refusing to lift the lower court's injunction on the implementation of President Obama's executive orders on immigration reform. This means that Obama will be unable to implement the new policy that would have benefited nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants, marking another setback for immigration reform.
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[Focus on Obama Immigration Reform] U.S. Court Rules to Continue "Freezing" New Immigration Reform Policy
Although the Department of Homeland Security announced it would comply with the court's ruling, the Department of Justice appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, requesting a stay of the district court's ruling and seeking authorization for the government to implement the new immigration reform policy during the litigation process.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Department of Justice's request that day, stating that the claims made by 26 states, including Texas, have sufficient legal basis. The court held that if the immigration reform executive orders were to take effect, the states would suffer irreparable harm, and that maintaining the suspension of the executive orders during the litigation is in the public interest.
