Federal Judge Hanen Blocks DAPA

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas issues a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of DAPA and DACA expansion. Hanen finds that the Obama administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing major policy without notice-and-comment rulemaking. The Fifth Circuit upholds the injunction and the Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4, effectively killing DAPA.