President Obama’s plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants here illegally from deportation was supposed to be one of the signature legacies of his administration — an attempt at immigration reform using executive power after Congress had failed to pass a comprehensive new law.
But the plan suffered a spectacular setback when the U.S. Supreme Court announced in June it was deadlocked in a case challenging the plan. Because a lower court in Texas had ruled against the president’s plan, The 4-4 tie meant Obama could not go forward with it. WIth Trump’s election, immigration policy will now move in a radically different direction.
