Federal judge blocks Obama immigration order
*Not surprised, this was expected. Twenty-five states of the union say they have questions about the funding of the President’s executive action on immigration. The Federal judge in Texas – a George W. Bush appointee – says those questions should be answered before the action is implemented. The Administration, of course, says it will appeal the stay. All of this just days before the action goes into effect. VL
By Brian M. Rosenthal, Patrick Svitek, Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN – A federal judge late Monday halted President Barack Obama’s landmark immigration order on the eve of its implementation, denying millions of people illegally in America access to work permits and dealing a victory to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his lawsuit against the program.
The decision from Judge Andrew Hanen, based in Brownsville, did not declare the executive action unconstitutional but said it should not take effect until the legal questions have been settled.
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