injunction Archives - Benach Collopy

January 10, 2018

Last night, a U.S. District Court in California v DHS issued a nationwide injunction stopping the Trump administration from ending DACA as it relates to renewals. The court ordered DHS “to maintain the DACA program on...

Waiting for DAPA: Is Today the Day the Supreme Court Rules?

June 20, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1029" align="aligncenter" width="275"] The Supreme Court is ready to rule on DAPA and expanded DACA soon.[/caption] Our eyes will be on the Supreme Court today to see if the Supreme Court will issue its...

The DAPA and Expanded DACA Case Before the Supreme Court May Be Affected by Justice Scalia’s Passing

February 15, 2016

The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has created turmoil in Washington DC and on the Presidential campaign trail. Republicans are uniformly calling on the President to refrain from nominating anyone to fill the...

Executive Action Update: FAQ on the Fifth (5th) Circuit Ruling on the DAPA & DACA Injunction

November 12, 2015

What just happened in the 5th Circuit? The U.S. Court of Appeals formally upheld Judge Hanen's injunction prohibiting the administration for implementing DAPA & DACA. The injunction prohibited the administration from implementing DAPA and expanded...

5th Circuit DACA/ DAPA Update- Injunction Lives!

May 28, 2015

The Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a 2-1 decision refused the Obama administration's request for an emergency stay of Judge Andrew Hanen's injunction against the President's deferred action (DAPA and DACA+). This...

Oral Arguments in the Fifth Circuit about DAPA and DACA Injunction

April 22, 2015

Oral arguments in federal court generate lots of light, but very little heat. One thing every appellate lawyer knows is not to predict the outcome of a case based upon oral arguments. The better legal...

Judge Hanen Tries to Change the Subject

April 8, 2015

Don't be too alarmed by news that Judge Hanen refused to lift his stay on DAPA and expanded DACA. Headlines today blaze that the "Judge" has ruled again the administration. With the interest in the...

Hopeful News from 5th Circuit in Deferred Action Challenge: Crane v. Johnson

April 8, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2294" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The head of the ICE Bureaucrats' Union, Chris Crane.[/caption] A victory for the Obama administration in a case related to DACA in the 5th Circuit should give hope to millions waiting...

What happened at the Fifth Circuit on the DAPA and DACA injunction?

March 25, 2015

It seems that nothing is going to happen on the Texas judge's DAPA and DACA injunction until next month at the earliest. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a series of...

What is going on with Executive Action?

March 10, 2015

It has been a whirlwind month for immigration as this country continues on its indecisive course on immigration law and policy. We try to make sense of the goings-on: What is the status of Judge...

Injunction Against the Dysfunction of Family Detention

February 23, 2015

Artesia. Karnes. Dilley. Before the administration decided it would be a great idea to lock up Central American women and children fleeing from persecution, these towns were unknown. Artesia was the hometown of our government’s...

After Hanen: How Parole Could Solve the Administration’s Executive Action Quandary

February 18, 2015

The Texas judge's decision to enjoin the government from implementing DAPA and extended DACA has brought the administration's executive action program to a screeching halt just as thousands were getting ready to file for extended...

What the Injunction of DAPA and DACA Executive Action Means

February 17, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2214" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Judge Andrew Hanen[/caption] First thing to know about the decision of the Texas judge who decided that DAPA and expanded DACA were illegal- DON'T PANIC! Keep collecting documents. This is a...

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