President Obama’s immigration plan is put on hold following a deadlocked Supreme Court decision announced this morning.
According to POLITICO, the decision upholds a lower court ruling that forbids the president’s plan to launch an immigration program that would make five million immigrants in the U.S. eligible for quasi-legal status and work permits.
The program would have also granted deferred action status to illegal immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or green card holders.
SCOTUS’ ruling raises questions about the validity of the deferred action status and work permits issued during the last four years through President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, according to POLITICO.
The court’s liberals and conservatives deadlocked on the issue in a 4-4 vote.