Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s request for a stay of a federal judge’s ruling in favor of Texas and other States that enjoined in full the president’s immigration executive action:
“The attempts by the Obama Administration to circumvent Congress and change federal immigration law by executive action were properly stayed by a federal court. The court’s order prevents the Obama Administration from spending taxpayer dollars and taking major steps that would substantially harm Texas and would be difficult, if not impossible, to reverse. We will continue to oppose attempts by the Obama Administration to implement its executive amnesty scheme that undermines the rule of law, mocks the principles of democracy, and defies the U.S. Constitution.”