U.S. court throws out Arizona sheriff’s immigration policy challenge
*Arpaio says he would be hampered by Obama’s executive actions because they would produce more crime. An appeals court said, no. Arpaio says he wants a supreme Court hearing. VL
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by an Arizona sheriff who argued that President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration were unconstitutional.
[pullquote]Arpaio’s lawyer, Larry Klayman, said he would seek Supreme Court review of the ruling.[/pullquote]The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a district court judge’s finding that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio did not have grounds to sue.
Arpaio claimed his office had been injured by Obama’s November 2014 orders that were designed to ease the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants.
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