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http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article171476642.html

Washington state officials’ threats to sue over the federal government’s plans to end protections for young immigrants will soon harden into action.

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson intends to announce a multistate lawsuit Wednesday involving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children from deportation.

Ferguson’s office provided no details about the state’s forthcoming legal action in a news release sent at 4 a.m. Wednesday. A press conference with Ferguson and Washington Gov. Inslee was scheduled at 10:30 a.m. in Seattle to announce specifics of the lawsuit

press conference to speak on details of multi state lawsuit

 

[ahoyhoy]

What would their legal argument be?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

There's very little chance they will win.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

What would their legal argument be?

You would have to tune in to find out.

 

[superdeluxe]

What would their legal argument be?

That will be disclosed at the press conference I'm guessing?

At a different press conference Tuesday, Ferguson wouldn’t discuss which legal strategies his office was considering. But he said members of his staff worked throughout the Labor Day weekend to prepare a response to Trump’s reported plans to rescind the DACA program.

 

[hawk2025]

It's not about winning.

It's about showing that someone cares.

 

[Oppo]

What would their legal argument be?

short answer is - they're suing, so arguments are yet to be heard in specificity

At a different press conference Tuesday, Ferguson wouldn't discuss which legal strategies his office was considering. But he said members of his staff worked throughout the Labor Day weekend to prepare a response to Trump's reported plans to rescind the DACA program.

 

[clevbrowns94]

Washington doing work as usual. Great job.

 

[GameAddict411]

It's definitely going to be an uphill battle since they are not citizens, it's hard to make a legal argument to protect them. The change has to come from Congress to protect them. That's going to be extremely difficult.

 

[KHarvey16]

There's very little chance they will win.

You know what their arguments are?

 

[superdeluxe]

It's not about winning.

It's about showing that someone cares.

I think that's a good point, just to keep this in the public eye. AG Ferguson has name cred after the initial travel ban stop.

Although I don't think he would do this just for publicity. I mean you have to believe you can win on the merits

 

[Rayis]

Re-instating an executive order that subverts federal immigration enforcement is quite the stretch but godspeed if they manage something.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

You know what their arguments are?

I know the pool from which they can draw upon is so shallow it is paper thin.

 

[benicillin]

It's not about winning.

It's about showing that someone cares.

This pretty much.

 

[superdeluxe]

It's definitely going to be an uphill battle since they are not citizens, it's hard to make a legal argument to protect them. The change has to come from Congress to protect them. That's going to be extremely difficult.

One of the arguments that AG used for the travel ban was that the travel ban would hurt Washington employers. Might be different circumstances

 

[Beartruck]

A positive story involving minorities and the word ferguson? 2017 is the weirdest timeline.

 

[rambis]

This is a tough one. As far as I can tell DACA isn't explicitly illegal as it technically only shifts the priority of the task forces for deportation. So the admin's reasoning is false but I don't know that they need good reasoning to rescind an executive order.

 

[superdeluxe]

Streaming now, AG presses his case:

http://www.kiro7.com/livestream/live-event


WA AG Bob Ferguson says 11 states & DC are filing suit to block Trump’s DACA decision: WA, NY, MA, CT, NM, IL, HI, NC, OR, RI, DE.

 

[SwiftDeath]

I imagine they know they have very little to no chance of winning but simply because the right thing to do is impossible doesn't mean we shouldn't try for it.

 

[superdeluxe]

Has several claims.

Also due process claims

Bob Ferguson 'This is Outrageous, I won't stand for it. I have a hammer that I can use'


Link to non media stream:

https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2017091012

 

[superdeluxe]

They haven't released the official legal documents to the media yet, but it sounds like the AG feels like he has valid claims to move forward

 

[superdeluxe]

Ferguson: Trump's act on #DACA was arbitrary and capricious. No court has held DACA is illegal

 

[Sai-kun]

Let's get it ✊🏽