In a joint press conference at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton addressed the recent temporary injunction imposed by a federal judge in Texas on President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty order. All four praised the decision by Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and said that they were “confident” the ruling would survive any appeals.
by Sarah Rumpf18 Feb 2015, 3:31 PM PST0
Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential Republican candidate for president, is choosing an odd time to come out in favor of passing a DHS spending bill that funds President Obama’s executive amnesty. A federal judge just put amnesty on hold.
by Matthew Boyle18 Feb 2015, 3:29 PM PST0
New York City’s mayor comforts illegal aliens: “We have your back,” he says, even if President Obama’s amnesty is on hold.
by Caroline May18 Feb 2015, 1:56 PM PST0
After a federal judge temporarily blocked Obama’s executive actions on immigration, network news anchors covered the story as a sad day for illegal immigrants, rather than noting the temporary victory for the rule of law.
by Caroline May18 Feb 2015, 9:30 AM PST0
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews said President Obama was “in effect” creating immigration law and declared the president can’t “set policy without the Congress participating” on Tuesday’s “Hardball.” After panelist Jonathan Capehart argued “we wouldn’t be in this position if Congress had
by Ian Hanchett18 Feb 2015, 7:26 AM PST0
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), who as the state’s Attorney General filed the lawsuit against the president’s executive action predicted the suit would ultimately succeed because “Barack Obama is our star witness” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 8:53 PM PST0
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared that President Obama was essentially “counterfeiting immigration documents” with his executive action on immigration on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “The administration is printing work authorizations. it is affirmatively acting in contravention
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 7:16 PM PST0
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that Senate Democrats were filibustering to shut down DHS “to force implementation of conduct by the president that the federal court has concluded is illegal” on Tuesday’s “Mark Levin Show.” “I think last night’s opinion
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 5:22 PM PST0
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson cited his credentials as a lawyer as he stated that he “strongly” disagreed with a court’s ruling against the president’s executive action on immigration on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “In addition
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 3:59 PM PST0
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson responded to the on-going battle over DHS funding by declaring “let’s have an immigration debate” in Congress on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “If you want to have the immigration debate, let’s
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 3:44 PM PST0
President Obama says he’s strongly opposed to a judge’s decision in Texas that blocked his executive actions on immigration reform, and he expects the ruling will be reversed.
by Charlie Spiering17 Feb 2015, 2:14 PM PST0
Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio (R) predicted that President Obama’s executive action on immigration would ultimately go to the Supreme Court on Tuesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Arpaio said that a recent ruling
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 2:05 PM PST0
Illegal immigration activists are urging people to prepare for amnesty, even though a federal judge has issued an injunction halting President Obama’s executive amnesty for now.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 12:32 PM PST0
Rep. Alex Mooney is trying to turn up the heat on Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to allow a Senate vote on a DHS funding bill.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 12:13 PM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions says Congress should stand strong with the courts against Obama’s illegal executive amnesty and not give any tax dollars to the president’s plans to implement it.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 11:44 AM PST0
Conservative leaders and Republican senators are calling on Democrats to drop a filibuster of a DHS spending bill, especially since a judge has suspended the amnesty.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 9:35 AM PST0
Washington Times columnist Charles Hurt declared that a judge’s ruling halting the president’s executive action on immigration was “a pretty devastating smackdown of the president, who billed himself to us a Constitutional Law expert” on Tuesday’s “Happening Now” on the Fox
by Ian Hanchett17 Feb 2015, 9:10 AM PST0
Sen. Ted Crus of Texas says a court ruling to block President Obama’s executive amnesty for illegal aliens is “a major victory for the rule of law” and should encourage Senate Democrats to allow a House-passed DHS funding bill to move forward.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 9:03 AM PST0
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a new court ruling should cause Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the House-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill and allow it to come to the floor. DHS funding expires Feb. 27.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 7:39 AM PST0
The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says a new court ruling should encourage the Senate to take up a House-passed measure that would block President Obama’s executive amnesty for illegals, while otherwise fully-funding DHS.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 7:25 AM PST0
House Speaker John Boehner says he’s not surprised that a court has issued a temporary injunction suspending the president’s executive amnesty, and adds this should empower the Senate to take up a House-passed DHS funding measure.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 6:34 AM PST0
The White House hunkers down in the snow, criticizes a federal judge who’s issued a temporary injunction blocking President Obama’s immigration amnesty.
by Charlie Spiering17 Feb 2015, 5:37 AM PST0
The New York Times and a liberal professor at Harvard have teamed up to downplay the federal court ruling finding President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty unconstitutional.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 5:05 AM PST0
On Monday evening, a federal judge in Texas temporarily halted President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, reasoning that the Department of Homeland Security did not adhere to the Administrative Procedure Act and Obama’s executive amnesty genie would be “impossible to put
by Tony Lee17 Feb 2015, 2:30 AM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is highlighting the Obama administration’s long history of dismantling immigration laws, releasing 50 pages of examples of presidential overreach.
by Caroline May16 Feb 2015, 3:01 AM PST0
