The Supreme Court in Washington. To date, lower federal district and circuit courts have uniformly prevented President Trump from pulling the rug out from under dreamers. If the lower courts do their job in checking the excesses of the executive branch, the highest court can keep its powder dry for cases in which the lower courts are split or issues that otherwise need more immediate resolution. Whatever the motivation, the court’s action underscores how fraudulent is Trump’s offer. Read more:Greg Sargent: Trump’s phony ‘compromise’ has now been unmasked as a total shamJames Downie: Mike Pence’s empty wordsJennifer Rubin: Here’s an alternative to Trump’s extortion

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2019 19:32 UTC