- Early this morning, a district court judge in Brownsville, Texas, issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation of President Obama’s deferred action programs.
- This is a minor setback, not a defeat.
- The UFCW is moving forward regardless of today’s ruling and will continue to make sure our members are ready to apply for work permits.
- The goal remains the same—to ensure UFCW members are first in line when the application process for deferred action begins.
- We will continue to hold workshops designed to help UFCW members get their documents in order and have their legal questions answered.
- This lawsuit is a political stunt by anti-immigrant Attorneys General and Governors to scare away immigrant workers from applying for deferred action.
- The best way to fight back is to continue getting ready for these programs and to immediately apply when the time comes.
- We are confident that the court system will reject this lawsuit since it has no legal merit and only wastes taxpayer dollars, disenfranchises immigrant workers and families, and robs much needed revenue from state economies.
- The Supreme Court and Congress have made clear that the federal government can set priorities in enforcing our immigration law. For 50 years, presidents of both parties have used this authority.
- President Obama has already indicated that the Justice Department will challenge this ruling in the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
- In the end, we are confident that thousands of UFCW members and their families will be able to come forward and get right by the law.