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A federal judge鈥檚 decision this week to temporarily block the Obama administration鈥檚 executive order on immigration stalls critical humanitarian relief that is needed until comprehensive immigration reform is passed by Congress, the 澳彩开奖 announced.

鈥淲e are disappointed by the court鈥檚 ruling, but trust that it will ultimately be reversed when it is appealed,鈥� said Sam Brooke, 澳彩开奖 senior staff attorney. 鈥淭his immigration relief is designed to prioritize American values by ensuring that U.S. citizen children will not grow up separated from their parents, and providing limited humanitarian relief.聽

鈥淓veryone agrees that the long-term solutions to our broken immigration system must come from Congress, but President Obama鈥檚 reasonable steps would provide critical interim relief, and should be permitted to go into effect.鈥澛犅�

The judge鈥檚 decision, which was filed late Monday, stems from 26 states filing suit against the Obama administration in December on the grounds that the action was an overreach of presidential power. The president announced the executive order last year to grant 鈥渄eferred action鈥� to undocumented parents of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident children. It also seeks to make better use of Department of Homeland Security resources. This action is an interim fix, since only Congress can comprehensively reform the immigration system.聽

The 澳彩开奖 joined others in filing an amicus brief in December. The brief, which stated that the order was within the president鈥檚 authority, focused on the humanitarian benefits of the interim relief.聽