The Supreme Court has determined it won't rehear President Barack Obama's immigration plan, a setback for the Obama administration as the plan remains in limbo.
The Obama administration requested the hearing to take place after the late Justice Antonin Scalia is replaced on the bench, since in the previous ruling the eight justices split evenly in the case. The immigration plan would have delayed the deportation of millions of parents of American citizens and permanent residents who were undocumented.
The federal government justified a petition and eagerly asked the Supreme Court to rehear the case on one condition: the case would be reheard "before a full nine-member court."
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined the petition to reconsider the deadlocked June ruling.
In the petition, the Obama administration argued there is “a strong need for definitive resolution by this court at this stage” and asked the court not to allow a deadlock to “leave in place a nationwide injunction of such significance.”
If the court had approved Obama’s plan, 4 million undocumented immigrants would be protected from being deported, according to The Week.
Instead, the case has now been placed back in the lower courts, where trial is expected to proceed later. However, by the time the trial is underway again, it’s very possible the next president will be in office.
The Supreme Court has not offered an explanation with their rejection to rehear the case. Obama initially announced the immigration plan back in 2014.
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