The Highlights of the Supreme Court Oral Argument on Obama’s Executive Amnesty

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought by Texas and 25 other states challenging the Obama administration’s attempt to give legal status and work authorizations to more than four million illegal immigrants. At the argument, the justices wrestled with whether the Obama administration exceeded its authority and whether the states have standing to sue. In 2012, the Obama administration created the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program, enabling 1.7 million illegal aliens under 30 years old brought to the U.S. as children to apply for work authorization and deferred deportation. A deferred action is relief from deportation or removal proceedings granted by the Department of Homeland Security. More at the Heritage Foundation