The Atlantic: Immigration Advocates Place Their Faith in Obama

An article in The Atlantic discusses the reasons that immigration advocates are supporting the Obama administration's decision not to appeal last week's Fifth Circuit decision, denying the administration's request to stay the injunction on expanded DACA and DAPA. Former AILA President David Leopold stated, "Tactically speaking, it makes much more sense to focus on the full appeal. Given the Fifth Circuit and given the political nature of the case, [the administration would be] going to the Supreme Court in the strongest position possible." Read this story and more in AILA's daily immigration news clips.