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Deadlocked: what a nine-word decision means for five million undocumented immigrants

  • Written by Shana Tabak, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University

Yesterday, the Supreme Court deadlocked on U.S. v. Texas, the most important immigration case of the year.

Nearly five million people stood to benefit from President Obama’s ambitious policy. It would have delayed deportation of unauthorized immigrants whose children are citizens or legal residents, and whose clean records made them low...

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