High Court Rebuffs Obama, Won’t Revisit Stalled Immigration Plan
- Top court refuses to reconsider case that produced 4-4 split
- Program would have shielded millions from deportation
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion airport on Sept. 30, 2016.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch bid by President Barack Obama’s administration to revive his plan to shield millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation.
The justices Monday said they won’t reopen a case that left the court deadlocked and effectively killed the program for the final months of Obama’s presidency. The 4-4 split in June left intact a court order halting the program while a legal challenge goes forward. A federal appeals court said Obama overstepped his authority.