A federal appeals court rejected President Obama’s executive amnesty effort late Monday.
The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 against the far left president.
The Politico reported:
A federal appeals court has rejected President Barack Obama’s effort to move forward with a series of executive actions he announced last year seeking to give quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of illegal immigrants.
The 2-1 ruling from the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit is a defeat for the Obama Administration, but one that may have come just in the nick of time to give the Supreme Court the chance to revive Obama’s attempt to make it easier for many immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally to live and work here.
Story Continued BelowThe timing of the appeals court’s decision had become of increasing concern to the Obama Administration and immigrant rights’ groups in recent weeks. Obama’s latest round of executive actions have been on hold since January and delay in the result of the appeals court’s ruling was raising doubt about whether the Supreme Court would resolve the case in time to allow Obama to move forward with the programs before leaving office.
The release of the 5th Circuit decision Monday appears to allow the Supreme Court enough time to take up the dispute this term, if the justices choose to wade into the issue. A favorable Supreme Court ruling would permit the administration to implement the executive actions next summer.
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