The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a one-sentence ruling on President Obama’s immigration reform plan: “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.” The ruling means that the lower court’s (a collection of Texas and 25 other states) injunction on Obama’s immigration plan will remain in effect.
The executive action was introduced in late 2014 and was intended to provide relief for a large portion of the almost 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S. The plan was very similar to the Deferred Action for children, and would provide a potential pathway to legalization.
This decision is a huge blow to the immigrant community as well as the President. Despite his efforts, his immigration plan will likely not go into effect during his remaining term. However, the President stressed that otherwise law-abiding undocumented people will remain lower deportation priorities.
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