Texas Judge Pauses Immigration Case to Give Trump Time to Act
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The federal judge overseeing the challenge to President Barack Obama’s immigration reforms put the case on hold to give incoming President Donald Trump two months to decide what to do with the policy.
Trump has repeatedly denounced Obama’s reforms, which were designed to shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and provide them work permits that could lead to federal benefits.