Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Review of Immigration Executive Actions

Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced it would review the President’s Immigration Executive Actions:

“We cannot perpetuate a broken immigration system that tears apart families and fails to meet the needs of our country. Democrats are confident that the Supreme Court will recognize the legality and necessity of the President’s executive actions for immigrant families.

“Presidents have broad authority to defer removal when it is in the national interest, and past presidents have regularly used this authority. Just as Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush did before him, President Obama took executive action to make our immigration system better meet the needs of our country and reflect our shared values.

“The fact is that these actions fall well within the President’s broad authority and the clear legal precedent established by every Administration – Republican and Democratic – since President Eisenhower. We look forward to the Supreme Court affirming these vital immigration reforms, and we will continue to push for Congress to act on the comprehensive immigration reform our nation so urgently needs.”

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