Obama Administration Appeals Immigration Ruling to High Court

The Obama administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that blocked President Barack Obama's executive actions aimed at protecting millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. The Justice Department is appealing a 2-1 decision issued November 9 by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling affirmed a lower court's decision to halt Obama's steps, which were announced in November 2014. Obama's...

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