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| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/sens-warner-and-kaine-sign-amicus-brief-filed-with_us-supreme-court-supporting-immigration-executive-actions | Sens. Warner & Kaine Sign Amicus Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Immigration Executive Actions | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | Sens. Warner & Kaine Sign Amicus Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Immigration Executive Actions Friday, December 4, 2015 WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 216 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Presidents November 2014 executive actions on immigration. The amicus brief encourages the Court to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Texas, et al., which blocked the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and expanding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We are confident that the Supreme Court will support President Obamas decision to use the authority granted by Congress to set enforcement priorities and focus our limited resources on threats to national security and public safety, not hard-working families, said Sens. Warner and Kaine today. President Obama took executive action after extensive legal analysis by the Department of Justice. DAPA and the expansion of DACA will ensure that families will not be torn apart because of Congress refusal to address our broken immigration system. In 2013, the Senate voted 68-32 to approve bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows, support their families, pay taxes and contribute to the economy. However, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to act on the bill. The amicus brief outlines the imperative of implementing the DAPA and expanded DACA programs, urging the Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the Fifth Circuit and vacate the preliminary injunction blocking the new programs from being carried out. The brief makes the case, from the perspective of 218 Members of Congress, that DAPA and expanded DACA are consistent with Congressional intent and the Executives longstanding legal authority to establish national immigration enforcement priorities and exercise discretion in the enforcement of our immigration laws. As stated in the brief: Congress has granted the Secretary [of Homeland Security] broad discretion in determining how to carry out the immigration laws, and has explicitly directed the Secretary to establish policies and priorities for enforcement of those laws. Members of Congress are deeply concerned that the Fifth Circuits decision interferes with Congresss ability to grant the Executive the flexibility and discretion as necessary to enforce the law in a rational, effective, and efficient manner. The ruling would instead force Congress to specifically prescribe every priority and power with detailed enforcement instructions, the practical effect of which if allowed to stand would strip the Executive of broad authority to make discretionary judgments on how best to enforce the nations immigration laws where Congress has not prescribed a specific action, and would devastate millions of individuals, families, and communities across the nation. According to the amicus, where Congress has chosen to vest in the Executive discretionary authority to determine how a law should be enforced, and the Executive has acted pursuant to that authority, amici have a strong interest in ensuring that federal courts honor Congresss deliberate choice by sustaining the Executives actionThe significance of this case to Congresss ability to ensure rational, effective, and efficient enforcement of federal law by executive agencies cannot be overstated. The amicus brief was signed by a total of 34 Senators, and 184 members of the House of Representatives. Full text of the amicus brief can be found here. Additional background: On November 20, 2014, the Obama Administration announced plans to expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and to create a new Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program to offer temporary protection from removal to the parents of American citizens and lawful permanent residents. On February 16, 2015, a federal district court in Texas blocked the implementation of those programs, and on November 9th, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this ruling. The Administration is petitioning the Supreme Court to review this decision. The Members amicus curiae brief is in support of the governments petition. Summary of key points: Congress has entrusted the Secretary of Homeland Security with broad discretion in the enforcement of the nations immigration laws. For decades, Congress has recognized the executive branchs authority to exercise discretion in the enforcement of our immigration laws. When the Immigration and Nationality Act was first enacted in 1952, Congress authorized the Executive to adopt regulations, issue instructions, and take other acts necessary to implement the law. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, Congress explicitly directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national immigration enforcement policies and priorities. The Fifth Circuit decision undermines Congresss ability to place critical responsibility in the hands of the agency with the relevant expertise and capabilities. The ruling would alarmingly curtail Congresss ability to delegate discretionary authority to the Executive, forcing Congress to specifically prescribe every priority and power delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security with detailed enforcement instructions. The Fifth Circuit decision interferes with rational, effective, and efficient enforcement of federal law by removing the Secretarys broad authority to make discretionary judgments on how best to enforce the nations immigration laws where Congress has not prescribed a specific action. If allowed to stand, the ruling would drastically impair effective administration of our immigration laws, throwing well-established immigration practices into disarray and harming millions of individuals around the country. # # # WARNER Y KAINE PRESENTAN AMICUS CURIAE EN LA SUPREMA CORTE EN APOYO A LAS ACCIONES EJECUTIVAS MIGRATORIAS Washington, D.C. Los Senadores Mark R. Warner y Tim Kaine (ambos D-VA) se unieron a 216 miembros del Congreso ayer en la presentacin de un escrito de amicus curiae dando su apoyo a que la Corte Suprema de Justica conceda una revisin de la decisin del Quinto Circuito del Tribunal de Apelaciones en el caso deEstados Unidos v. Texas,et al. la cual bloque el Secretario de Seguridad Nacional de implementar la Accin Diferida para los Padres de Estadounidenses y de Residentes Permanentes Legales (DAPA, por sus siglas en ingls) y la ampliacin de la Accin Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en ingls). Estamos seguros que la Suprema Corte apoyar la decisin del presidente Obama de usar la autoridad otorgada por el Congreso para establecer prioridades en la aplicacin de leyes y enfocar nuestros limitados recursos en amenazas a la seguridad nacional y pblica, no en familias trabajadores. El presidente Obama tom accin ejecutiva despus de un exhaustivo anlisis legal del Departamento de Justicia y solo despus de que los republicanos se rehusaran a reparar nuestro roto sistema migratorio, dijeron Warner y Kaine. DAPA y la ampliacin de DACA les darn a las familias tranquilidad y la garanta de que no sern separadas por nuestro roto sistema migratorio. En lugar de tomar pasos para resolver nuestros problemas migratorios de una vez por todas, o votar por una buena reforma migratoria como la que fue aprobada por el Senado en 2013, los republicanos solo han votado para acabar con la ciudadana por nacimiento, eliminar fondos para las acciones ejecutivas y deportar a los DREAMers. Sus tcticas dilatorias estn destinadas al fracaso y solo prolongan el sufrimiento de familias y de nios estadounidenses. En 2013, el Senado aprob 68-32 una reforma migratoria integral bipartidista para permitir que inmigrantes indocumentados salgan de las sombras, apoyen a sus familias, paguen impuestos y contribuyan a la economa. Sin embargo, la Cmara de Representantes controlada por los Republicanos jams tom accin sobre la propuesta. El amicus delinea la importancia Esta carta argumenta, desde la perspectiva de 218 miembros del Congreso, que DAPA y la ampliacin de DACA son congruentes con la intencin del Congreso y la bien establecida autoridad legal del Ejecutivo de establecer prioridades nacionales y ejercer discrecin en la aplicacin de nuestras leyes migratorias. Como se escribe en la carta: El Congreso le otorg al secretario [de Seguridad Nacional] amplia discrecin para determinar cmo se aplican las leyes migratorias, y le ha ordenado explcitamente establecer polticas y prioridades para la aplicacin de esas leyes. Los miembros del Congreso estn profundamente preocupados que el fallo de la Corte del Quinto Circuito interfiere con la capacidad del Congreso de otorgarle al Ejecutivo la flexibilidad y discrecin necesaria para aplicar la ley de manera razonable, eficaz y eficiente. Al contrario, el fallo obligara al Congreso a prescribir cada prioridad y poder con detalladas instrucciones para la aplicacin de la ley, que tendra el efecto en praxis si es sostenido de quitarle al Ejecutivo la autoridad amplia de tomar decisiones discrecionales sobre cmo aplicar las leyes migratorias de la nacin cuando el Congreso no ha prescrito accin especfica, y devastara a millones de individuos, familias y comunidades por todo el pas. El escrito de amicus curiae fue firmado por un total de 34 senadores y 184 miembros de la Cmara de Representantes. Puede leer el amicus curiae en su totalidad aqu. Informacin adicional: El 20 de noviembre de 2014, el gobierno del presidente Obama anunci planes para ampliar el programa Accin Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) y para crear un nuevo programa llamado Accin Diferida para los Padres de Ciudadanos Estadounidenses y Residentes Permanentes Legales (DAPA). El 16 de febrero del 2015, una corte federal de distrito en Texas bloque la implementacin de estos programas, y el 9 de noviembre un panel dividido de la Corte del Quinto Circuito de Apelaciones sostuvo este fallo. La administracin le est pidiendo a la Suprema Corte que revise este fallo. El amicus curiae de los miembros demcratas apoya la peticin del gobierno federal. Resumen de puntos claves: El Congreso le ha encomendado al secretario de Seguridad Nacional discrecin amplia en la aplicacin de las leyes migratorias de la nacin. Por dcadas, el Congreso ha reconocido la autoridad del Ejecutivo de ejercer discrecin en la aplicacin de nuestras leyes migratorias Cuando se promulg por primera vez la Ley de Inmigracin y Nacionalidad en 1952, el Congreso le autoriz al Ejecutivo adoptar regulaciones, emitir instrucciones y tomar otras acciones necesarias para implementar la ley. Con la creacin del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional en 2002, el Congreso le orden explcitamente al secretario de Seguridad Nacional establecer polticas y prioridades nacionales para la aplicacin de leyes migratorias. El fallo de la Corte del Quinto Circuito socava la capacidad de Congreso de poner importantes responsabilidades en manos de la agencia con los relevantes conocimientos y capacidades. El fallo limitara de forma preocupante la capacidad del Congreso de delegarle autoridad discrecional al Ejecutivo, obligando al Congreso a prescribir cada prioridad y poder delegado al secretario de Seguridad Nacional con detalladas instrucciones para la aplicacin de ley. El fallo de la Corte del Quinto Circuito interfiere con la aplicacin razonable, eficaz y eficiente de la ley federal al quitarle al secretario la autoridad amplia de tomar decisiones discrecionales sobre cmo aplicar las leyes migratorias de la nacin cuando el Congreso no ha ordenado accin especfica. Si se ratifica, el fallo perjudicara drsticamente la administracin eficaz de nuestras leyes migratorias, creando confusin respecto a prcticas migratorias bien establecidas y perjudicando a millones de individuos por todo el pas. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |