The Coalition of Groups Seeking Supreme Court Review in United States v. Texas
Immigration Impact discusses the seven groups that have filed amicus briefs in support of a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court in United States v. Texas, requesting that the Court overturn the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to enjoin, or halt, the President’s 2014 deferred action initiatives. The briefs were filed on behalf of a diverse range of interested parties, including states, cities, civil and labor rights organizations, former and current elected representatives, as well as former federal immigration officials. Together, the briefs explain the importance of the enjoined programs – Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and an expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – which could provide as many as 5 million immigrants with temporary relief from deportation.
Immigrants’ Rights, Civil Rights, and Labor Organizations
States and the District of Columbia – Fifteen states (Washington, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia) and the District of Columbia
Mayors, Cities and Local Governments
Former Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs
Current Members of Congress – 184 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 34 Members of the U.S. Senate
Former Federal Immigration and Homeland Security Officials –Former senior officials in the immigration agencies under both Democratic and Republican administrations
Former Members of Congress
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