Appeals Court Blocks Obama Deportation Plan

President Barack Obama's plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally has suffered another setback in court. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a Texas-based judge's injunction blocking the Obama administration's immigration initiative. Republicans criticized the plan as an illegal executive overreach when Obama announced it last November. Twenty-six states challenged the...

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