Dear Readers:
This has been a tough month for the pro-immigration community as the US Supreme Court decided to send the Texas v. US case on DAPA and DACA+ back to the Fifth Circuit with no ruling. The court was deadlocked in a 4-4 tie over the case. What does this mean? The White House is likely to ask the Fifth Circuit to review again with all judges participating (an en banc review). And they will likely ask the Supreme Court to rehear the case after there is a new Justice on board to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. In the meantime, neither program can proceed and likely will not move forward until Hillary Clinton is President (assuming she beats Donald Trump) or the program will die for good if Trump is elected since he’s on the record strongly opposing it.
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I’m just returning from the annual meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Las Vegas. I’m pleased to report that I was elected to a third term on the organization’s Board of Governors and I’m looking forward to continuing my work there.
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Regards,
Greg Siskind
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