PRESS CALL: Previewing the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Hearing on Emergency Stay Around DHS’ Immigration Actions

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Washington, D.C. — On Friday, April 17, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing on the emergency stay around the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration actions. To preview the hearing and offer insights into the pending litigation, as well as to discuss new analysis published by the Center for American Progress that explores the implications to the ongoing case of the recent 5th Circuit Court decision in the case that challenged the implementation of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in Mississippi, CAP hosted a Press Conference on Thursday, April 16, at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Participants included Marshall Fitz, Vice President for Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress, Stephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor at the Washington University School of Law and former chief counsel of USCIS in the Department of Homeland Security, and Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

WHO:
Speakers:
Stephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor at the Washington University School of Law and former Chief Counsel of USCIS in the Department of Homeland Security
Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Moderator:
Marshall Fitz, Vice President of Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress

WHEN:
Thursday, April 16, 2015
12:30 p.m. ET

DIAL-IN INFORMATION:
Conference title: Previewing 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Hearing on Deferred Action
Conference ID: 3023709

For more information, please contact Tanya S. Arditi at [email protected] or 202.741.6258.

Related resources:

• Federal Appeals Court Dismissal of Immigration Lawsuit Has Significant Implications for the DHS Immigration Policies by Marshall Fitz and Stephen Legomsky
• Assessing the Economic Impacts of Granting Deferred Action through DACA and DAPA by Silva Mathema
• Infographic: Inaction on Immigration is Too Costly by Silva Mathema
• The High Costs of Delaying Executive Action on Immigration by Silva Mathema
• 5 Facts You Need to Know About Legal Challenges to Executive Action on Immigration by Silva Mathema and Philip E. Wolgin
• The Appeals Court Panel Considering Obama’s Immigration Policies Is Stacked With Right-Wing Judges by Ian Millhiser
• Federal Appeals Court Hints That It May Reinstate President Obama’s New Immigration Programs by Ian Millhiser
• What Would It Cost to Deport All 5 Million Beneficiaries of Executive Action on Immigration? by Philip E. Wolgin
• Administrative Action on Immigration Reform: The Fiscal Benefits of Temporary Work Permits by Patrick Oakford

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