By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
President Obama’s plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation received another setback Tuesday after a judge refused to lift a temporary hold on the executive action.
The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville declined the administration’s request to lift the preliminary injunction issued on Feb. 16.
Without the injunction lifted, the administration is barred from implementing its new immigration policies.
The Justice Department also has appealed the court’s original hold on the actions, and arguments could begin as early as April 17.
