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WASHINGTON,
DC
–
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
today
joined
42
other
Senate
Republicans
in
filing
an
amicus
brief
in
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
in
support
of
a
challenge
to
the
Obama
Administration’s
November
2014
executive
actions
on
immigration.
The
brief
demonstrates
that
the
Administration’s
actions
not
only
violate
current
law
but
are
an
extraordinary
and
unprecedented
power
grab
by
the
President.
Along
with
the
43
senators,
a
majority
of
the
nation’s
governors
and
attorneys
general
of
the
states
are
also
on
record
opposing
the
program.
The
Supreme
Court
took
up
this
case
(United
States
of
America
vs.
State
of
Texas)
after
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Fifth
Circuit
in
November
of
2015
affirmed
a
preliminary
injunction
by
a
federal
district
court
in
Brownsville,
TX
blocking
the
Obama
Administration
from
moving
forward
with
its
executive
actions
on
immigration
that
are
in
violation
of
federal
law.
The
Supreme
Court
is
set
to
hear
arguments
on
this
case
on
April
18th.
“Given
that
the
Executive
has
asserted
that
the
acts
challenged
here
are
not
even
subject
to
judicial
review,
what
is
at
stake
in
this
matter
is
nothing
less
than
an
effort
to
supplant
Congress’s
constitutional
power
to
‘establish
an
uniform
Rule
of
Naturalization.’
Such
an
action
stands
in
stark
contravention
to
federal
law
and
to
the
constitutional
principle
of
the
separation
of
powers,”
the
Senators’
amicus
brief
states.
“There
is
little
doubt
that
the
Executive
adopted
the
Deferred
Action
for
Parents
of
Americans
and
Lawful
Permanent
Residents
(‘DAPA’)
program
as
part
of
an
explicit
effort
to
circumvent
the
legislative
process.”
The
43
Senators,
led
by
U.S.
Senate
Majority
Leader
Mitch
McConnell
(R-KY),
in
addition
to
Senator
Scott
also
include
Senators
Alexander,
Barrasso,
Blunt,
Boozman,
Capito,
Cassidy,
Coats,
Cochran,
Corker,
Cornyn,
Cotton,
Crapo,
Cruz,
Daines,
Enzi,
Fischer,
Graham,
Grassley,
Hatch,
Hoeven,
Inhofe,
Isakson,
Johnson,
Lankford,
Lee,
McCain,
Moran,
Paul,
Perdue,
Risch,
Roberts,
Rounds,
Rubio,
Sasse,
Sessions,
Shelby,
Sullivan,
Thune,
Tillis,
Vitter,
and
Wicker.
The
amicus
brief
can
be
found
HERE.
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