States' Lawsuit Against Executive Action More Politics than Substance

American Immigration Council, January 2015

2 Pages Posted: 18 Jan 2015

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Lynne Rambo

Texas A&M University School of Law

Date Written: January 13, 2015

Abstract

25 states, led by Texas, have sued to enjoin Department of Homeland Security officials from adhering to President Obama's directive that (1) the parents of U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents who have lived here five years without serious incident and (2) expanding upon a 2012 directive, immigrants who came here as children and have already lived here several years without serious incident, be granted deferred action status. The case is political grandstanding. President Obama did not act improperly, much less unconstitutionally, because Congress has expressly conferred on the executive the authority to "establish policies and priorities" with respect to removal actions, and, in any event, has acquiesced in the decisions by numerous Presidents to grant deferred action status to various groups.

Keywords: Executive, President, Immigration, Deferred Action, Standing, Homeland Security

Suggested Citation

Rambo, Lynne, States' Lawsuit Against Executive Action More Politics than Substance (January 13, 2015). American Immigration Council, January 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2549283

Lynne Rambo (Contact Author)

Texas A&M University School of Law ( email )

1515 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County 76133
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