Immigration and Citizenship
Duro revés del Supremo a Obama y millones de inmigrantes
[Translated]
…. “The decision makes it possible for individuals to submit claims they have in other parts of the country, but it is unclear how they would react these cuts,” Brianne Gorod legal analyst of the Constitutional Accountability Center told EFE news agency.
“It is unclear whether they would respect the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit or fail otherwise. Frankly this failure generates much legal confusion,” added Gorod. The judges have not ruled on one of the main issues in the case: if Obama has not exceeded his executive capacity to enact by decree immigration measures, which are temporary and allow beneficiaries to stop his deportation, get a work permit and a driver’s license….
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