"The [Texas] district court’s decision wrongly prevents these lawful, commonsense policies from taking effect and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that it will appeal that decision," the statement said.
On Tuesday, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott announced that a federal judge granted his request to impede Obama's new executive action on millions of illegal immigrants.
As many as twenty-six US states have filed a lawsuit against Obama's initiative, arguing that his action violates US constitutional limits on the president's power, and would cause individual states to spend more money on law enforcement, health care, and education.
"Those [immigration] policies are consistent with the laws passed by [US] Congress and decisions of the Supreme Court, as well as five decades of precedent by presidents of both parties who have used their authority to set priorities in enforcing our immigration laws," the White House said.
Last November, Obama announced an executive action on immigration that would shield as many as five million undocumented immigrants — parents of US citizens or lawful permanent residents — who will have a right to obtain temporary relief from deportation and US work permit.
