John Ratcliffe Statement on Federal Judge Halting President's Executive Amnesty

Statement

Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hansen issued a temporary injunction halting the Executive Amnesty program announced last year by President Barack Obama. The ruling comein response to a lawsuit from December 3rd, 2014, by then Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot on behalf of the State of Texas. Texas joined with sixteen other states at the time of the filing, the number has now increased to twenty-six states. Congressman John Ratcliffe, (R-TX) issued the following statement after the injuction:

"The decision by a federal judge in Texas to temporarily halt the President's action to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants underscores the significance of the President's lawlessness.

On January 6th I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. This conviction is what motivated my Republican colleagues and I to dismantle the president's executive amnesty in its entirety.

Two branches of the federal government have now weighed in. Senate democrats should stop stonewalling efforts to hold the President accountable. Now is not the time for them to give him a free pass to continue to break the law."

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