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Obama Administration Vows Challenge To Texas Decision Blocking Executive Action

Obama Administration Vows Challenge To Texas Decision Blocking Executive Action In a statement released to reporters in the early morning hours, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen’s temporary injunction halting President Obama’s executive amnesty program. The ruling was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Greg Abbott on behalf of the State of Texas before he was elected governor. Earnest argued that Obama’s actions were “consistent with the laws passed by Congress and decisions of the Supreme Court” as well as “five decades of precedent” set by presidents of the… View Article