The plan was tailored to let roughly 4 million people – those who have lived illegally in the United States at least since 2010, have no criminal record and have children who are US citizens or lawful permanent residents – get into a program that shields them from deportation and supplies work permits.
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“The election, and the Supreme Court appointments that come with it will decide whether or not we have a border and, hence, a country”, Trump said. The expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Deferred Action for Parent of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) would have prevented further deportations of millions of immigrants.
Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, said, “With the Supreme Court deadlocked, the litigation on the president’s executive actions will continue, millions of families remain in limbo and our immigration system remains broken. It’s a question of whether we are going to protect the sovereignty we were meant to have”.
She says they are both USA citizensm but their parents are not.
President Obama enacted that program in 2012.
Mrs. Clinton called the Supreme Court’s decision “unacceptable” and said families needed “relief from the specter of deportation”.
The 4-4 tie among Supreme Court justices on Wednesday leaves a glimmer of hope for those pushing for immigration reform, because the issue was not shut down. “We will not give up the fight until immigrants that are the foundation of this country – youth and adults – are recognized by all as Americans”. The Supreme Court agreed to review the case in January 2016, and arguments were heard in April 2016.
GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, who on Wednesday announced he’s running for re-election in the Senate, applauded the high court’s action, calling it “the right decision”. The second phase would extend immunity to deportation to parents of US citizens and permanent residents.
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If Clinton wins, the Senate will at some point fill the vacancy created by Scalia’s death – either with Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, or a Clinton choice. A coalition of 26 states, led by Texas, promptly challenged the plan, accusing the president of ignoring administrative procedures for changing rules and of abusing the power of his office by circumventing Congress.
