Obama To Delay Immigration Action
The president decides to delay any executive action until after November elections.
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Obama considers protecting 5M from deportation
Media reports suggest President Obama could announce as early as next week plans to protect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, but administration officials say the president has not made final decisions yet. Ref. USAToday
This is either an election move or Obama wants five million friends for when he leaves office but he might get five million dislikes from Americans who aren't happy about that kind of immigration initiative.
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Obama to act unilaterally on immigration, irking Republicans:
President Barack Obama will outline a plan on Thursday to relax U.S. Immigration policy for as many as 5 million people, bypassing Congress and angering Republicans. Ref. Source 1
President Barack Obama will order immigration officers to deport "Felons, not families" As he wields executive power to shield five million illegal immigrants in the most sweeping reform of the immigration system in decades.
In a prime time address to the nation Thursday, Obama will lay out changes he is making to immigration laws without the consent of Congress.
A key element of his plan is to instruct immigration authorities to prioritize expulsion action against gang members, felons and suspected terrorists rather than law abiding undocumented parents of US citizens and residents and others, senior administration officials said. Ref. CNN
Democrats block effort to derail Obama's immigration action
Senate Democrats blocked passage Tuesday of a Homeland Security spending bill that would have derailed President Obama's order to protect about 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Unless a compromise on a new bill can be reached by the end of the month, funding for the Department of Homeland Security will expire and the agency will face a partial shutdown. Ref. USAToday
Judge OKs temporary halt to Obama's amnesty order
A federal judge has granted a request to block actions taken by the Obama administration that would grant benefits -- including deferring deportation -- to immigrants. The temporary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen cites a failure by the White House to comply with a law detailing how the federal government must establish regulations. Ref. USAToday