States urge Texas judge to reject Obama administration’s request

MSNBC reports:

The 26 states suing over President Obama’s executive actions are urging a federal judge in Texas to reject the administration’s request that he reverse his previous ruling and allow the immigration measures to move forward.

In a joint-brief filed late Tuesday, Texas leads the other 25 states in arguing that the judge has no reason to grant a stay to his preliminary injunction and that the federal government would not be burdened by maintaining the status quo. The executive actions, which would grant temporary legal status and deportation protection to another 4 million undocumented immigrants, were supposed to kick in on Feb. 18, but were pushed back because of the judge’s initial ruling.

“In short, there is no emergency need to institute this sweeping new program and the stay can be denied for that reason alone,” the states argue in the brief.

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