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  1. May 26, 2016

    DOJ Unsure Which Attys Are Allowed In TX Immigration Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal court Wednesday that it's not sure which of its lawyers are barred from appearing before the court to defend the White House's executive immigration actions, following a harsh ruling accusing government attorneys of lying about deportation deferrals.

  2. May 19, 2016

    Texas Judge In Immigration Row Orders Ethics Class For DOJ

    A Texas federal judge ripped U.S. Department of Justice attorneys Thursday for being "intentionally deceptive" about deportation deferrals during a lawsuit challenging White House executive actions on immigration and ordered dozens of government lawyers to take an annual ethics class.

  3. September 22, 2015

    DOJ Reviewing Last Few Errant Exec. Action Work Permits

    The government told a Texas federal judge Monday that it is conducting a case-by-case review to determine whether to grant two-year work permits to immigrants who had their benefits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program rescinded.

  4. September 08, 2015

    No Sanctions Needed In Immigration Action Case, US Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal judge Friday that no legal basis exists to levy sanctions for purported misrepresentations made by the federal government regarding more than 100,000 people who were granted deferred deportation under the president's executive immigration actions before the policies were blocked.

  5. August 20, 2015

    Judge OK With DOJ Efforts To Recall Work Permits, Atty Says

    A Texas federal judge appeared to be satisfied during a hearing Wednesday that the government has appropriately dealt with getting back the more than 2,000 work permits it issued in violation of the court's injunction on two of the president's executive action policies, an attorney told Law360. 

  6. August 11, 2015

    DHS Chief Dodges Court Appearance In Executive Action Row

    Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and other top immigration officials won't have to appear before the Texas federal court overseeing a challenge to the president's executive actions, according to an order released Tuesday, although the government will still have to face an injunction compliance hearing.

  7. August 07, 2015

    States Doubt Gov't Is Obeying Executive Action Injunction

    Texas and 25 other states that sued the government over President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions told a Texas federal judge Thursday while they don't oppose canceling an August contempt hearing, the government's cancellation bid "creates serious questions" about its injunction compliance.

  8. August 03, 2015

    Feds Seek To Nix Contempt Hearing In Executive Action Row

    The federal government urged the Texas federal judge handling the suit on President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions to cancel an August contempt hearing that would force top officials to appear in court, while promising that it was no longer in violation of new policies.

  9. July 16, 2015

    DHS Says It's Knocking On Doors To Recoup DACA Docs

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate work authorizations and deferred deportation actions under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for hundreds of noncitizens who erroneously received documents if they do not return them by July 30, and it is visiting homes to get the documents back, the agency told a Texas federal judge Wednesday.

  10. July 10, 2015

    DHS Says It Sees 'Urgency' Of Remedying DACA Permit Error

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security assured a federal judge Thursday it is working to retrieve about 2,000 employment authorization documents it erroneously sent to noncitizens this year after an injunction halted President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, saying it appreciates the "urgency" of the situation.

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