March 30, 2015
The state of Texas asked the Fifth Circuit on Friday to affirm the denial of a bid by three mothers eligible for one of President Obama's new immigration programs to intervene in a lawsuit brought by 26 states challenging the executive actions, calling their appeal meritless and a waste of the court's resources.
March 25, 2015
A Texas federal judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by 26 states over the president's executive actions on immigration on Tuesday granted a bid by Sheriff Joe Arpaio to file as an amicus brief an "important" transcript in which he says the U.S. Department of Justice lied in his own suit over the immigration order.
March 23, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice and 26 states suing over the president's executive actions on immigration have traded last-minute blows on whether early discovery should be allowed in the case, with the states saying Monday they're concerned with the quality of information being provided by the federal government.
March 20, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Texas federal judge on Thursday not to issue sanctions for its failure to disclose that thousands of immigrants had already received expanded relief under the president's executive actions, saying the government was simply trying to "do the right thing" by admitting the oversight.
March 09, 2015
A Texas federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to explain its recent revelations that 100,000 people had already been granted three years of deferred deportation under the president's executive immigration actions before the policy was blocked, saying he would not rule on any other motions until a hearing is held.
March 05, 2015
A group of 26 states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday filed a motion for discovery in Texas federal court, in an attempt to investigate U.S. Department of Justice claims that about 100,000 people were granted three years of deferred deportation under the president's executive immigration actions before the policy was blocked.
March 04, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that roughly 100,000 people were granted three years of deferred deportation under the president's executive immigration actions before the new policy was blocked, telling a Texas court the department was admitting this fact out of an "abundance of caution."
March 03, 2015
Twenty-six states including Texas on Tuesday afternoon asked a Texas federal judge to deny the U.S. government's request to stay an order blocking President Barack Obama's deportation relief policies, arguing that if the government goes forward with the executive actions, they will be too difficult to reverse.
March 03, 2015
A Texas federal judge on Monday refused to hold an emergency hearing and seek assurances from the federal government that it was complying with an injunction blocking the president's deportation relief policies, despite concerns from Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
February 27, 2015
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked a Texas federal court Friday to hold an emergency hearing to order the federal government to show cause whether it is complying with the injunction blocking the president's deportation relief policies, saying media reports suggest that the executive branch is forging ahead anyway.