Immigration activists protest outside the federal appeals court in New Orleans.
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A federal appellate court on Monday upheld an injunction blocking President Obama’s executive actions deferring deportation for millions of immigrants, setting the stage for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
A district court judge in Texas earlier this year issued a temporary injunction halting implementation of Obama’s 2014 Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) executive order — which would have shielded 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and provided them with work permits — after 26 states sued.
In the 2-1 decision on Monday, a three-judge panel for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the states had grounds to sue, in part, because they would incur millions of dollars in losses and likely succeed in their lawsuit.
Immigrant advocates were concerned that if the appellate court took too long to rule, it would be too late to appeal during the current term of the Supreme Court, which they believe will rule in their favor.
Even if the nation’s highest court rules in their favor by the end of the current term, the Obama administration would only have a few months to implement the program before a new president who is potentially not in favor of deferment is voted into the White House.
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