▁to ▁work ▁with ▁both ▁parties ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁more ▁permanent ▁legisl ative ▁solution . ▁And ▁the ▁day ▁I ▁sign ▁that ▁bill ▁into ▁law , ▁the ▁actions ▁I ▁take ▁will ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁necessary . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Arthur ▁J . ▁Schw ab , ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁ruled ▁that ▁President ▁Ob ama ' s ▁executive ▁action ▁on ▁imm igration ▁was ▁un const itution al ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁involving ▁a ▁H ond ur an ▁man ▁facing ▁criminal ▁charges ▁for ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁being ▁deport ed . ▁As ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁put ▁it , ▁this ▁finding ▁" had ▁no ▁immediate ▁effect ". ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁more ▁direct ▁challenge ▁was , ▁however , ▁file d ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁by ▁the ▁att orney ▁general ▁of ▁Texas , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁states . ▁ ▁By ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁states ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁law suit ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 2 6 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁test ifying ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁officials ▁from ▁Ohio ▁and ▁Kansas ▁stated ▁that , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁Administration , ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁had ▁registered ▁to ▁vote . ▁The ▁Sen ators ▁claimed ▁that , ▁despite