More evidence that Kris Kobach wasted taxpayers' money in Texas

The DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) which provides "deferred action" for certain children who were brought to the United States, in most cases, by their parents many years ago has been upheld by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Texas, in a unanimous ruling.

Kris Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas, is well known for challenging laws and (in this case) executive action by President Obama, and costing taxpayers many millions of dollars.  He was involved in making the case to a federal district judge in Texas that the DACA and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parent Accountability) programs are unconstitutional.  That ruling was swiftly appealed to the Fifth Circuit by the Justice Department.  The case below is a strong indication that the federal district judge's opinion will be reversed.

http://tinyurl.com/mjlog62

To Judge Hanen:

Perhaps you were not told this, or did not learn this through your own research or that of your law clerk, but the federal government, through its immigration service, has had the authority to grant employment authorization and other benefits to "illegal aliens" since at least the 1960s.  The only thing at all unusual about the president's executive order is the large number of people affected.

President has authority to provide further help to immigrants, experts say

See:

https://law.psu.edu/_file/Law-Professor-Letter.pdf

Local visits from USCIS

The USCIS Atlanta Field Office will set up a Mobile Outreach event in Dothan and Montgomery, Alabama during the third week of July. At this event, USCIS will provide case status on pending applications and general information.

Dates and time for the event: July 15, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  AND July 16, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm AT:
Dothan Mobile Services Unit
St. Columba Catholic Church
2700 W. Main St.
Dothan, AL 36301

Dates and time for the event: July 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AT:

Montgomery Mobile Services Unit
Governors Square Branch Library
2885-B East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116-1208

NOTE: If you do not speak English fluently, please bring an interpreter.

EOIR wants to hire temporary immigration judges

Download the published proposed regulation from egov:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-07-11/pdf/2014-16279.pdf

Sick U.S. economy

If you want to know how sick the U.S. economy is, look at the labor participation rates.

Federal judge says detention of immigrants is unconstitutional

    The Seattle Times reports that a federal judge in Oregon has ruled that an immigrant's constitutional rights were violated when she was held in jail at the request of immigration authorities after she was eligible for release.
    The judge wrote that local law enforcement officials are not required to honor requests from federal immigration authorities, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, that someone in custody continue to be held even though their original charges were resolved or they are eligible for bail.
    Perhaps most important, the judge wrote that local law enforcement officials may be held civilly liable for doing so.
    Similar rulings in other federal jurisdictions have prompted local law enforcement officials to announce that they will no longer honor requests for such "holds."