Tag Archive: Kris Kobach lawsuit

Jan 07

Immigration Expert Exposes Legal Flaws in Anti-DACA Lawsuit

Shortly after the administration began accepting applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Kris Kobach—the author of Arizona SB 1070 and other notorious state immigration laws—filed a lawsuit on behalf of ten disgruntled immigration agents seeking to halt the program in its tracks.  The lawsuit has largely been viewed as a politically …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/07/immigration-expert-exposes-legal-flaws-in-anti-daca-lawsuit/

Aug 24

Why Kobach’s Lawsuit Against Deferred Action is Unlikely to Stand Up in Court

Kris Kobach’s official job title is Kansas Secretary of State. But he is better known for drafting—and being hired to defend in court—state and local immigration laws designed to make undocumented residents “self-deport.” His two most notorious undertakings are Arizona SB 1070 and Alabama HB 56, which have largely been eviscerated by federal courts. Yesterday, …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/24/why-kobachs-lawsuit-against-deferred-action-is-unlikely-to-stand-up-in-court/