Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 2:48:23 GMT -6
In the lower court ruling on Arpaio's lawsuit, appellate Judge Nina Pillard said the sheriff's lawsuit is based on the contention that allowing people who arrived in this country illegally as children to remain without fear of deportation will lead to more crime in Maricopa County and burden his officers and jails. But Pillard, writing for the three-judge panel, said the sheriff’s contentions "are unduly speculative'' and "rest on chains of supposition and contradict acknowledged realities.''
And without any proof he or his agency will be harmed, Pillard said there was no basis for a lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed in 2014, challenges three deferred action programs that would allow millions of people here illegally both to remain and work.
That includes the original Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program implemented in 2010. At last count, nearly 800,000 requests to remain and work had been approved nationwide, including more than 28,000 in Arizona.
Continue reading at azdailysun.com/news/local/arpaio-lawsuit-fails-before-supreme-court/article_8bb3e495-9877-570e-bba5-ed79a96c8473.html .
And without any proof he or his agency will be harmed, Pillard said there was no basis for a lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed in 2014, challenges three deferred action programs that would allow millions of people here illegally both to remain and work.
That includes the original Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program implemented in 2010. At last count, nearly 800,000 requests to remain and work had been approved nationwide, including more than 28,000 in Arizona.
Continue reading at azdailysun.com/news/local/arpaio-lawsuit-fails-before-supreme-court/article_8bb3e495-9877-570e-bba5-ed79a96c8473.html .