Immigration Reform News 2015: Texas Judge Slams Obama Government for 'Lying' on Immigration Actions

The Texas judge who issued an injunction order against President Obama's immigration executive actions blasted the U.S. government on Thursday for making him "look like an idiot" after it lied to him, misrepresented facts and illegally gave 100,081 illegal aliens immigration status despite a pending lawsuit and an injunction.

During a heated court hearing in Brownsville, Texas, Andrew Hanen, a U.S. District Court Judge, said the apparent violation was made after the U.S. government made him believe that it would abide by his injunction order issued last Feb. 16 on the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, announced by the President last November.

Speaking to U.S. government attorney Kathleen Hardeck, Hanen said: "When I asked you what would happen [after the injunction order was issued] and you said nothing I took it to heart. I was made to look like an idiot. I believed your word that nothing would happen."

Hardeck explained that the terminology used led to a confusion, but when the government saw that this could be misinterpreted, it immediately notified the court.

During the hearing, Angela Colmonero from the Texas Attorney General's office said the U.S. government only informed the court of what it did only last March 3.

"The defendant did the exact opposite and gave 100,000 renewals for a term of three years under the expanded DACA," Colmonero said, according to Breibart.com. "The defendant didn't inform the court until March 3 – 15 days after the injunction was filed."

Colmonero explained that Judge Hanen issued the injunction order "to preserve the status quo and to prevent irreparable damage to the state," referring to the cost that the illegal immigrants would bring the government and to the incentive for further illegal immigration. "You can't put toothpaste back in the tube," she said.

The original DACA program implemented in 2012 granted two-year reprieves from deportation and is not covered by Hanen's injunction.

Because of the government's action, Hanen said he may issue sanctions against the justice department if it is proven that it lied.

The Obama administration recently filed a motion with the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to lift the injunction issued by Hanen.

Texas and 25 other states filed the case against the immigration executive actions by the President. Other states that joined the lawsuit are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin.