No. this is a Federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. the Honorable Judge Andrew Hanen. The lawsuit by 26 Republican Governors and attorneys general seeking to block the executive actions taken by the Obama administration on immigration was filed in his court. He has not ruled yet on the constitutionality of the case. He ordered a preliminary injunction. however. saying he thought the States have standing to bring the suitor at least that the State of Texas did. That was enough for him to stop the implementation of the program nationwide. Not surprisingly. just last week. the judge refused the governments request to lift his injunction and allow the plan to move forward. Here is the reality: Congress mandates that about 400.000 people will be deported this year out of a total of 11 million. The Secretary of Homeland Security developed a plan to choose between hardened criminals and those immigrants who have lived here for at least 5 years. have U.S. citizen children. and can pass a criminal background check at their own expense. The plan also requires immigrants to renew their temporary status periodically to prove again that they have not committed crimes or fraudulently sought out services or benefits. It is that plan for the parents of U.S. citizens in American families. people who have been working and staying out of trouble for years. that the Texas judge here believes will cause irreparable damage to the State of Texas and. therefore. must be stopped nationally. Just as they had hoped. the judge ruled that Texas might some day in the future suffer irreparable harm because of drivers licenses.
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