It will be possible for undocumenteds approved under Obama's Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to receive California
licenses, if the government grants those folks one of the legal-status
documents required by the DMV, Dennis Romero wrote in Tuesday's edition
of LA Weekly.
However, proponents of tough border security and enforcement of immigration law claim that Obama's executive order begs the question: What's the legal basis for Obama's amnesty program?
On Aug. 16, 2012, the public-interest watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents related to the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” directive issued on June 15, 2012.
The new Obama administration policy would allow certain illegal aliens under the age of 31 to apply for protected status that would prevent their deportation and authorize them to work.
Specifically, Judicial Watch seeks the following records in its June 22, 2012, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request:
"All records concerning…the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children…Such records include, but are not limited to, opinions, memoranda, or legal advice rendered by the Office of Legal Counsel."
The DOJ acknowledged that on June 25, 2012, it received the FOIA request, and was required to issue a final response by July 24, 2012. To date, the DOJ has failed to respond to the request in accordance with FOIA law.
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_32166.php
However, proponents of tough border security and enforcement of immigration law claim that Obama's executive order begs the question: What's the legal basis for Obama's amnesty program?
On Aug. 16, 2012, the public-interest watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents related to the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” directive issued on June 15, 2012.
The new Obama administration policy would allow certain illegal aliens under the age of 31 to apply for protected status that would prevent their deportation and authorize them to work.
Specifically, Judicial Watch seeks the following records in its June 22, 2012, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request:
"All records concerning…the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children…Such records include, but are not limited to, opinions, memoranda, or legal advice rendered by the Office of Legal Counsel."
The DOJ acknowledged that on June 25, 2012, it received the FOIA request, and was required to issue a final response by July 24, 2012. To date, the DOJ has failed to respond to the request in accordance with FOIA law.
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_32166.php
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