The Appeals Court of the Fifth Circuit of the United States, based in New Orleans, ratified on Monday (9) the decision of a judge from Texas who suspended in February migratory measures enacted by President Barack Obama, benefiting approximately 5 million illegal immigrants in the country.
By two votes in favor and one against, the judges approved the decision of the Texas court, which is a blow Justice for Obama's agenda on migration and endangers the future of immigration relief measures such as the Deferred Action ( Dhaka, acronym in English) for young immigrants and their equivalent for parents (Dapa, acronym in English).
The Dhaka avoided the deportation of more than half a million young people who entered the country as children since 2012 and Dapa, which has not yet entered into force, would benefit foreign parents of US citizens and legal residents.
The initiatives were challenged in court by 26 states, most of them Republicans, who achieved a victory when a federal judge in Texas decided to give them reason in February and suspend the programs.
In April, the judge refused to provisionally suspend the suspension while the case was resolved in the Circuit Court of Appeals, which held a public hearing in July.
In it, the Justice Department in the Obama administration's representative, defended the validity and legality of migration programs, as representatives of the 26 states litigants requested that the suspension be maintained.
As soon as he learned of the decision today, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, admitted that it might be "disappointing for the millions who remain trapped in the shadows", but that in no case is "a surprise".
"The way is finally clear for the Supreme Court to confirm the legality of Dapa program and the expansion of Dhaka," the senator said, referring to a hypothetical appeal by the White House to the highest level of American Justice.
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