February 26, 2015
The White House is looking into whether a Texas court decision blocking the president's new immigration policies applies to all 50 states, an Illinois congressman said Wednesday, just days after the Obama administration asked the district court to stay the ruling.
February 26, 2015
Judicial Watch Inc. on Wednesday waded into a 26-state challenge to new immigration policies laid out in the president's executive actions, pressing a Texas federal judge to deny the government's bid to lift a temporary block on the policies and preserve the status quo.
February 24, 2015
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday said that 26 states challenging new immigration policies created by the president's executive actions have about a week to respond to the federal government's request for an emergency stay of an injunction blocking the policies from taking effect instead of a swifter time frame suggested by the government.
February 23, 2015
The federal government on Monday asked a Texas district court for an emergency stay on its decision to temporarily block new immigration policies created by the president's executive actions and officially kicked off its appeal of the order to the Fifth Circuit.
February 20, 2015
The White House said Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice will seek a stay of a Texas federal judge's decision to halt new immigration policies created by the president's executive actions, with the department slated to file for the stay no later than Monday.
February 18, 2015
Texas political leaders on Wednesday vowed to continue fighting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, saying they believe appellate courts will uphold a federal judge's preliminary injunction blocking deferred deportation policies from taking effect.
February 17, 2015
White House and U.S. Department of Justice officials vowed Tuesday that the federal government will appeal a Texas federal court's decision to temporarily block new immigration policies created by the president's executive actions, although the timeline of the federal government's challenge is still unclear.
February 17, 2015
A Texas federal court on Monday sided with 26 states and temporarily halted new deferred deportation policies created by President Barack Obama's executive actions, just days before some of the changes were slated to go into effect.
February 12, 2015
The Texas federal judge overseeing 26 states' challenge to new immigration policies created by President Barack Obama's recent executive actions rejected a bid by three undocumented immigrants to intervene in the suit on Wednesday, although he did allow the women to be heard as amici curiae, or friends of the court.
February 09, 2015
Three immigrants without lawful status fired back Friday at arguments against their request to intervene in 26 states' case over the president's executive actions, claiming the federal government can't adequately represent their interests, because it's more invested in promoting enforcement efficiency.