On July 18, 2016, Department of Justice, DOJ, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a rehearing after death of the late Justice Antonin Scalia resulted in an eight member Supreme Court and a non-precedential, deadlocked opinion affirming the lower court’s decision.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the Supreme Court to rehear U.S. v. Texas, the matter concerning the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), when a ninth Supreme Court justice is confirmed.
The Court’s 4-4 deadlock in that matter blocked the program, which would have allowed undocumented persons who are the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply to remain in the United States and work.
In the petition, Acting Solicitor General argued that “there is a strong need for definitive resolution by this Court at this state,” and the Court “should grant rehearing to provide for a decision by the Court when it has a full complement of Members, rather than allow a non-precedential affirmance by an equally divided Court to leave in place a nationwide injunction of such significance.”
Although re-hearings are uncommon, the petition noted that they have been granted in some cases where a Court vacancy resulted in a tie. If the rehearing is granted, it is unlikely to occur for some time. More information about the Obama administration’s executive actions on immigration is available here.
In other news, a national coalition of mayors, Cities for Action, sent an open letter on July 26, 2016, to “the next President of the United States” calling for immigration reform.The letter urges leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties to commit to supporting immigration reform in the first 100 days of the next presidency, including providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
The letter specifically calls for:
* a “broad, humane and timely” path to citizenship;
* supports local economic growth, “while protecting the rights and labor standards of all workers” and upholding “immigrants’ due process rights and the rights of those seeking refuge.”
* It also calls on the presidential candidates “to pledge to defend and expand President Obama’s executive actions on immigration” to offer temporary relief to undocumented immigrants “with deep community ties who are not priorities for enforcement.”
* The letter also asks for a commitment to investments in English classes and legal assistance, municipal ID programs, immigrant entrepreneurial support and language access. “[W]e are ever-deepening our commitment to fostering immigrant-friendly municipalities,” the letter states. “We recognize that the wellbeing of immigrants impacts the wellbeing of all.”
The letter was signed by almost 60 mayors and others, including mayors from Baltimore; Boston; Buffalo; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York City; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; Seattle; and Washington, DC. These cities represent more than 55 million population of the United States from more than half of the states.
The letter can be viewed here.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the Supreme Court to rehear U.S. v. Texas, the matter concerning the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), when a ninth Supreme Court justice is confirmed.
The Court’s 4-4 deadlock in that matter blocked the program, which would have allowed undocumented persons who are the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply to remain in the United States and work.
In the petition, Acting Solicitor General argued that “there is a strong need for definitive resolution by this Court at this state,” and the Court “should grant rehearing to provide for a decision by the Court when it has a full complement of Members, rather than allow a non-precedential affirmance by an equally divided Court to leave in place a nationwide injunction of such significance.”
Although re-hearings are uncommon, the petition noted that they have been granted in some cases where a Court vacancy resulted in a tie. If the rehearing is granted, it is unlikely to occur for some time. More information about the Obama administration’s executive actions on immigration is available here.
In other news, a national coalition of mayors, Cities for Action, sent an open letter on July 26, 2016, to “the next President of the United States” calling for immigration reform.The letter urges leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties to commit to supporting immigration reform in the first 100 days of the next presidency, including providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
The letter specifically calls for:
* a “broad, humane and timely” path to citizenship;
* supports local economic growth, “while protecting the rights and labor standards of all workers” and upholding “immigrants’ due process rights and the rights of those seeking refuge.”
* It also calls on the presidential candidates “to pledge to defend and expand President Obama’s executive actions on immigration” to offer temporary relief to undocumented immigrants “with deep community ties who are not priorities for enforcement.”
* The letter also asks for a commitment to investments in English classes and legal assistance, municipal ID programs, immigrant entrepreneurial support and language access. “[W]e are ever-deepening our commitment to fostering immigrant-friendly municipalities,” the letter states. “We recognize that the wellbeing of immigrants impacts the wellbeing of all.”
The letter was signed by almost 60 mayors and others, including mayors from Baltimore; Boston; Buffalo; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York City; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; Seattle; and Washington, DC. These cities represent more than 55 million population of the United States from more than half of the states.
The letter can be viewed here.
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