▁the ▁rig orous ▁re per cuss ions ▁for ▁f als ifying ▁registration ▁information , ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁still ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁might ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁and ▁adapt ing ▁b ureau cr atic ▁efforts ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁those ▁filtering ▁the ▁applications . ▁The ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁seeking ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁America ▁were ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁be ▁facil itated ▁not ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁and ▁large ▁infl ux ▁of ▁legit imate ▁applications , ▁but ▁also ▁by ▁the ▁ready ▁avail ability ▁of ▁the ▁necessary ▁registration ▁forms , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁obtained ▁by ▁anyone ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁DM V , ▁a ▁sho pping ▁m all , ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁" cur b side ▁registration ▁drives ". ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Judge ▁Andrew ▁S . ▁Han en , ▁of ▁Federal ▁District ▁Court ▁in ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Texas , ▁issued ▁a ▁temporary ▁inj unction ▁against ▁the ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁for ▁Par ental ▁Account ability ▁( D AP A ) ▁program . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁just ▁one ▁day ▁before ▁und ocument ed ▁imm igr ants ▁were ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁applying ▁for ▁work ▁perm its ▁and ▁legal ▁prote ctions , ▁ ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Secretary ▁Je h ▁Johnson ▁announced ▁a ▁delay ▁in ▁implementing ▁the ▁D AP A ▁program , ▁but ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁r uling ▁would ▁be ▁appe aled . ▁USA ▁Today