The Obama administration will appeal to the Supreme Court over Monday's lower court ruling that blocks President Obama's executive action on immigration. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Obama was overstepping his authority in shielding up to five million immigrants from deportation, supporting a Texas judge's finding that the 26 states suing to block Obama's initiative were likely to succeed at trial.
The Justice Department says it disagrees with that ruling and will be asking the Supreme Court to overturn it. Obama's program has been on hold for nearly a year.
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