Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Tuesday that the Obama administration would not begin accepting requests for deportation relief on Wednesday as planned.
“The Department of Justice will appeal that temporary injunction; in the meantime, we recognize we must comply with it,” Johnson said about a ruling late Monday by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen that halted President Obama’s executive action on immigration.
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