US Department of Justice and the US Attorney General Over Immigration Law and Interpretation

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http://www.justice.gov/jmd/2014justification/pdf/ara-justification.pdf

On March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was abolished, its functions
transferred to the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS). However, the Attorney
General retained significant authority over the interpretation and application of the Nation’s
immigration laws. As such, the immigration adjudications and litigation functions remained
within the Department of Justice.
The Department’s adjudication of immigration cases is performed by the Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR).

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seeks-power-return-immigrant-children-152336373--politics.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers to send unaccompanied children from Central America back home from the U.S. border they tried to cross illegally, setting up a confrontation with immigration activists.

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" In a letter to congressional leaders Monday, Obama also is asking for increased penalties for persons who smuggle immigrants who are vulnerable, such as children. The request is part of a broader administration response to what the White House has called a "humanitarian crisis" on the border.
This includes fulfilling our legal and moral obligation to make sure we appropriately care for unaccompanied children who are apprehended, while taking aggressive steps to surge resources to our Southwest border to deter both adults and children from this dangerous journey, increase capacity for enforcement and removal proceedings, and quickly return unlawful migrants to their home countries," Obama wrote.


In my opinion, GOP are trying to sue the President over powers that belong to the Department of Justice and implemented by Presidential Executive Order.