A federal appeals court dealt a severe and possibly fatal blow Monday to President Obama’s executive actions to allow up to 5 million immigrants living illegally in the United States to stay and obtain work permits.

The decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals may have come too late for the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court and win a reversal before Obama leaves office...

...Lawmakers on both sides of the issue also weighed in.

“While today’s ruling may be disappointing news to those still stuck in the shadows, it is by no means a surprise,” said Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who has sought to reform immigration laws. “The path is finally clear for the Supreme Court to weigh in and confirm the legality of the expanded DACA and DAPA programs.”

Republican lawmakers applauded the court’s decision, saying it imposed appropriate limits on what actions a sitting president can take without a change to the immigration laws by Congress.

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