Dive Brief:
- This week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift a temporary hold on President Obama's actions, which were designed to ease deportation worries for millions of undocumented immigrants who have been in the United States for years.
- The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 not to lift a temporary injunction blocking Obama's executive orders, which were issued in November 2014.
- No quick resolution is in sight to the uncertainty surrounding the president's executive actions on immigration, according to HR.BLR.com.
Dive Insight:
Elaine C. Young, an attorney with the Kirton McConkie law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, told HR.BLR that employers will have to wait possibly months, or years, for the courts or Congress to resolve the status of undocumented immigrants who would have been eligible for work permits under President Obama's executive action.
"In other words, they will continue to live with the status quo, which is that there are millions of people working for American employers without proper work authorization and few alternatives for employers or employees in industries that typically rely on undocumented workers," she said.
