Now, immigrants who were previously considered eligible will be unable to apply while the lawsuit moves forward. This would leave 230,000 immigrants open to deportation, Vox reported.
The lawsuit against the action was filed in December. Three senators and 65 House of Representatives members, all Republicans, signed a brief filed by the American Center for Law and Justice, stating their opposition to the president. “This lawsuit is not about immigration,” the brief said. “It is about the rule of law, presidential power, and the structural limits of the U.S. Constitution.”
A report from The Pew Research Center found that up to 4 million immigrants would be eligible for deportation relief under the executive action. The wide ranging changes made under the executive action include expanding and streamlining the visa process for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students, offering a legal reprieve for undocumented parents of citizens and legal residents, and expanding visas for farm workers, besides expanding DACA.
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