Deportation for 200,000 Indians |
At least 200,000 undocumented Indians currently residing in the U.S. would be granted relief from deportation if the Supreme Court rules that President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive action on immigration is constitutional.The Supreme Court April 18 heard oral arguments in United States vs. Texas, in which the U.S. government challenged an appellate court ruling in a lawsuit brought about by 26 states — led by Texas — challenging the constitutionality of Obama’s order, which would provide relief from deportation and work authorization to more than four million U.S. residents who lack requisite immigration documents. The states argued that Obama’s plan imposed an unfair burden on their governments, especially in the matter of issuing millions of additional drivers’ licenses. Obama’s order would expand the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and create the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans. Last November, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling blocking execution of the DACA/DAPA plan, stating that Congress – not the president – should determine immigration policy.Members of SAALT joined thousands of other pro-immigration advocates who staged a rally outside the Supreme Court April 18 as the justices heard oral arguments, which lasted just 90 minutes.
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