Tag: illegal immigration
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Obama administration defends immigration raids
The Obama administration has defended raids targeting illegal immigrants. This approach as frustrated democratic lawmakers, who are against this controversial strategy. The Secretary of State John Kerry and the Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson stressed the following “the reality is that not all those … seek or successfully establish that they qualify for [humanitarian] relief.”…
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Obama appeals to US Supreme Court, Immigration Plan Rejected by New Orleans Circuit Court
With the lower courts blocking Obama’s plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrants in the country, the administration has turned to the Supreme Court. Just recently, a federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld an injunction against Obama’s plan by a Texas-based judge. Obama had issued order to protect parents of children who…
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Obama delays implementation of illegal immigration plan due to a court order
Given a US District Judge’s decision to block the President’s unilateral move to prevent million of illegal immigrants from being deported, implementation of this plan has delayed by the Obama administration. In response to this setback, Obama said, “The law is on our side and history is on our side. We will be prepared to…
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Obama heckled at San Francisco rally, immigration reform delay and record deportation being reasons
With the fate of 11 million immigrants in the hands of House Republicans, frustrated immigration advocates heckled Obama at a rally in San Francisco urging him to pass laws by means of an executive order. In explain why he could not carry out such an action, Obama told one group, “If, in fact, I could…