The Texas judge presiding over the Obama’s Administration’s executive amnesty case has issued an order saying that the unethical behavior from the federal government’s attorneys has been “nothing short of stunning.”
Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio, the tough on-border issues sheriff in Arizona who sued President Obama for his executive order on amnesty, has been the target of a war by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He is presently facing contempt of court for allegedly profiling illegal immigrants.
The government has once again violated the injunction prohibiting the implementation of President Obama’s executive amnesty plan. The action comes right before high-ranking federal government officials, including the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have been ordered to a August hearing to show why they should not be held in contempt for prior failures to comply with the injunction.
A federal judge in Texas expressed his frustration at the federal government and has ordered President Barack Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and other figures in the administration in his courtroom at the next hearing to answer for having violated his orders. They face a possible contempt of court charge.
A federal judge isn’t messing around when it comes to any non-compliance with a court order halting President Obama’s executive action on immigration.
This week on Ora TV’s “PoliticKING,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said the Republican’s “demand for the division and the destruction of immigrant families” is “insatiable.” Gutierrez said, “When president Obama was deporting people I was protesting his deportation of people
A 19-year-old immigrant at a family detention facility is reported to have attempted to commit suicide after being told she was being denied parole and asylum. She was staying in the Karnes City, Texas, facility which was opened last year after a flood of unaccompanied minors and families crossed the border illegally. Another facility in Dilley, Texas, also had to be opened.
Speaker John Boehner is applauding House Republicans for leading the fight against President Obama’s executive action on immigration and amnesty. The executive action was challenged in a lawsuit filed by 26 states.
Tuesday on the House floor, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) criticized Republicans on a day he declared we should be “celebrating” President Barack Obama’s amnesty for putting off passage of so-called immigration reform legislation. “We should be celebrating today the start
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is poised to wield enormous influence in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, if he so chooses. Although he expressed a desire to stay neutral earlier this month, Abbott recently seems to be inching closer to exerting his influence, even if he stops short of making an actual endorsement.
The Republican presidential contenders in the U.S. Senate were mostly united against the confirmation of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General.
The Republican-dominated Senate has allowed Loretta Lynch to be confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney General, 56-43. Roll Call now says the GOP will suffer with “scars from the long, tortured confirmation process of the first African-American woman nominated to fill the post.”
Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General has been met with one of the most contentious confirmation proceedings America has seen for the position, and now Senate Conservatives Fund President Ken Cuccinelli is calling out the GOP Senators and political gamesmanship enabling the controversial impending confirmation of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch. The Senate vote has been set for Thursday.
In a Spanish language interview with Jorge Ramos on Univision’s Al Punto show, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed immigration policy, affirming his longstanding objection to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs. Part of the Ramos interview with Rubio aired on Wednesday and the full interview is scheduled to air on Sunday.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) discussed going around the legislative branch and using the executive and judicial branches to make sure the illegal immigrants President Obama attempted to use an
Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “America’s Forum,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) predicted the Obama administration’s attempt to get the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen’s injunction stopping the president’s executive amnesty
Thursday, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, (D-IL) announced the release of an immigration “toolkit” that is downloadable on his website. The toolkit is a guide to help illegal immigrants gather the documentation they will need to prove their eligibility for President Barack
Wednesday at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) gave a rousing opening statement condemning President Obama for his executive order amnesty. Partial transcript as follows: The thread that holds the
Wednesday at the House Democratic leadership press briefing, in addressing the current political battle over funding the department of Homeland Security without allowing funds to flow to President Barack Obama’s executive order amnesty, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, the Republicans need to
Tuesday at the White House, President Barack Obama reacted to the news that a Texas federal judge has blocked his executive order on immigration. The president said: I disagree with the Texas judge’s ruling. and the justice department will appeal.
Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen issued a temporary injunction halting the Executive Amnesty program announced last year by President Barack Obama. Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to the late night decision by the judge. The
