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he hopes and dreams of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the shadows in the United States have been dashed after a tie among Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on a case against President Barack Obama’s Executive Orders on immigration reform.
The Court, currently comprised of eight judges, is currently split between four Republicans and four Democrats. With the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia in February, and despite President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to assume Scalia’s seat, Senate Republicans decided not to hold confirmation hearings before this November’s presidential elections.