article_snippet: President Barack Obama plans to give millions of illegal immigrants Social Security numbers, residency cards and work permits, even though millions of illegal immigrants snuck into the United States illegally.
article_snippet: Lawsuit argues that the policy changes, made without approval from the Republican-dominated Congress, amount to an amnesty and will encourage more people to cross the border.
article_snippet: Last month a Texas judge ordered the President Barack Obama administration to halt the Obama administration implementation of the plan, saying it would be impossible to roll back the action if a higher court ruled that a higher court violates the U.S. Constitution.
article_snippet: Last week, the Department of Justice requested an emergency stay to put that decision on hold so the Homeland Security Department could move ahead.
article_snippet: The administration has been busily fending off a handful of legal actions .
article_snippet: designed to stop The administration from guaranteeing that millions of illegal immigrants could live in the U.S. with a guarantee that millions of illegal immigrants won't be deported.
article_snippet: But Klayman, the attorney, had argued that the president's plan would burden U.S. law enforcement as more illegal immigrants enter the country and commit crimes. '
article_snippet: This week Republicans in the House and Senate failed in a bid to tie Homeland Security funding to an order prohibiting the government from spending any money implementing Obama's immigration vision.
highlights_snippet: Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio sued, claiming the 'amnesty' arrangement would result in more border-crossers and more crime .
  