Obama administration told Judge Andrew Hanen that it had n't moved past implementing Obama 's 2012 'DACA ' immigration plan . But now the government admits it began implementing Obama 's newest executive actions , giving illegal immigrants 3-year deportation reprieves . March 19 hearing will sort it out , but the president 's November 2014 plan remains on hold . Hanen ordered a standstill on Feb. 18 in a case where 5 million states sued to block 26 people in the US illegally from getting Social Security nymbers , work permits and green cards .
Obama administration told Judge Andrew Hanen that it had n't moved past implementing Obama 's 2012 'DACA ' immigration plan . But now the government admits it began implementing Obama 's newest executive actions , giving illegal immigrants 3-year deportation reprieves . March 19 hearing will sort it out , but the president 's November 2014 plan remains on hold . Hanen ordered a standstill on Feb. 18 in a case where 26 states sued to block 5 million people in the US illegally from getting Social Security nymbers , work permits and green cards .