CHC ON SCOTUS DECISION TO HEAR UNITED STATES V. TEXAS

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Linda T. Sánchez issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to hear United States v. Texas. The justices have agreed to take up the Administration’s appeal of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which upheld the decision by a lower court to halt Obama’s immigration actions.

“The Supreme Court’s decision to hear United States v. Texas is a step in the right direction. There is still hope. In a few months, the Supreme Court could rule in favor of the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Expansion programs.

“Every president since Ronald Reagan has used their executive authority to act on immigration. Like Republican and Democratic presidents before him, President Obama used his authority given to him by Congress to end the uncertainty millions of families have been living with for far too long. The President’s executive actions on immigration would end the fear of deportation for an estimated 5 million people, many with mixed-status families. We in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are optimistic the Supreme Court will rule in favor of extended DACA and DAPA.

“Finally, we want to make it clear to the Latino community that the original 2012 DACA program remains in effect and is not being contested in the United States v. Texas case. We urge Latinos to be cautious of possible scams by notarios or others that could try to take advantage of this Supreme Court announcement, since the final ruling has not yet been determined.”

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