Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Review Immigration Executive Actions

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling blocking implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA):

“I am pleased the Supreme Court will review the Fifth Circuit’s ruling on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. The Court’s incorrect and inhumane ruling was an attack not just on the basic principles of administrative law, but on millions of immigrant families. Having reviewed existing law, I believe the President’s actions are within his authority. I am convinced that they will bolster the American economy, create jobs at home, end the exploitation of powerless undocumented workers, and make us all safer by allowing millions of immigrants out of the shadows.

“I will be leading a brief to the Supreme Court explaining how the Fifth Circuit’s ruling undermines commonsense immigration policy and threatens the Executive Branch’s ability to work. The Supreme Court should allow President Obama to focus on deporting felons, not families."

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