A federal judge in Texas is threatening to hold top immigration enforcement officials in contempt of court for not fixing problems that led to work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama's executive immigration action after the judge had put it on hold.
The Justice Department had said about 2,000 individuals were sent three-year work authorizations after U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas, temporarily blocked the immigration action on Feb. 16.
Hanen said in a court order Tuesday that the government has yet to fix the problems and requested Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and four other officials attend an Aug. 19 hearing.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Marsha Catron said in an email that her agency and the Justice Department are reviewing Hanen's order.
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