MSNBC: Texas Judge Who Blocked Exec. Amnesty Was Expected; He’s an Obama Critic

Obama spokesman blasts immigration ruling (USA Today)

Gov. Greg Abbott hailed a federal judge's decision to halt President Obama's executive action on immigration — a decision that gave the state of Texas an initial victory in its battle against what state leaders call federal overreach.

The Obama administration is ripping the ruling of a Texas judge who said the president exceeded his legal authority with his immigration orders of last year.

"The Supreme Court and Congress have made clear that the federal government can set priorities in enforcing our immigration laws — which is exactly what the President did when he announced commonsense policies to help fix our broken immigration system," said a statement from White House press secretary Josh Earnest.