(CNSNews.com) – Does the Obama administration intend to enforce the nation’s immigration laws or not? Two Republicans are asking that question, after a federal appeals court halted the deportation of five suspected illegal aliens on Monday, asking the Obama administration whether it plans to stop the deportations.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a March 19 deadline for the Obama administration to explain whether it intends to use “prosecutorial discretion” to prevent the aliens’ removal. The five cases are on hold in the meantime.
On Thursday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas,) chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Utah), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the Obama administration must make it clear to the court that the administration will enforce immigration laws, including the deportation of illegal and criminal immigrants who lose their cases in the federal court.
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, Smith and Grassley wrote: “In responding to the Ninth Circuit’s question, the administration will be required to reveal whether it intends to manipulate our legal system and waste taxpayer dollars, as part of its efforts to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
“Your response to the Ninth Circuit’s order must clearly and unequivocally indicate that the government will enforce the immigration laws, including promptly deporting all removable aliens who lose their cases in the federal courts of appeals,” the lawmakers wrote.
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I seem to remember back in Reagan’s day that Immigration Amnesty provided for enforcement of Immigration laws. Obama is a lawless SOB. So were Clinton and GWB. My question to them, and the “esteemed” Attorney General is, did you take an oath to Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, and are you all obliged to enforce the laws on the books? Failure to perform your elected duties is grounds for impeachment. Do your jobs or resign!
Good. So when we get a Republican in, we can do what we want with the invaders, too.
I’m waiting for the to deport OBAMA’s aunt and uncle who are ILLEGALS!
I’m with you.
Come to think of it…how do we know Obama is a US citizen???? The “open” prez has hidden all his records. I couldn’t even get a job at Mc Donalds with out proof of citizenship… A house built on lies will fall, hopefully soon.
At least the government didn’t pay these illegals damages like they paid a bunch of them in Connecticut. Let’s put an end to the insanity. November is coming.
They are just assuring that there will be enough illegal votes for Obama’s reelection efforts. they ahve already released over 800,000 illegals inside the USA
Can’t be deporting all his votes out of the Country before reelection
America wake up, this country is under siege by a well organized democratic and republican party. If the republicans were really serious about working for America/Americans they would have filed for impeachment proceedings and removed this impostor from the white house long ago. Is there anyone in the white house with a real set of balls?.