Feds: Action Taken to Fix Mistakenly Awarded Work Permits

Problems have been fixed that led to about 2,100 work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama’s executive immigration action after a federal judge in Texas had put the plan on hold

In this file photo, a California Highway Patrol officer explains to immigrants the process of getting a driver's license during an information session at the Mexican Consulate, in San Diego, Calif., on April 23, 2014. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi,File

HOUSTON—Problems have been fixed that led to about 2,100 work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama’s executive immigration action after a federal judge in Texas had put the plan on hold, the Justice Department said in newly filed court documents.

Federal officials had been ordered by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen to offer a detailed explanation of how the permits were wrongly given out in May after Hanen put Obama’s immigration plan on hold Feb. 16 at the request of a coalition of 26 states, led by Texas, that sued to stop the proposed action.

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