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Prediction: District Court to Rule TODAY on the Lawfulness of Obama’s New Deferred Action Programn

As everyone knows, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Brownsville, Texas, is expected to issue a ruling soon on an injunction requested by 26 states to prevent the Obama administration from going forward with recent executive actions on immigration as their lawsuit goes through the courts.

My prediction is that we receive a ruling today.  Why do I say that?  The new DAPA program is slated to go into effect on February 18 so we can expect a ruling before then.  And, if one wanted to maximize the talk of a ruling, it makes sense to issue a ruling on Friday before a long three day weekend. It would make for interesting talk on Sunday on Face the Nation, Meet the Press, and many other news shows.

KJ