During a hearing today ordered by U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen in Texas, Department of Justice Lawyers spent time explaining the circumstances of the 100,000 illegals that were granted work permits under the expanded DACA program that he had placed an injunction.

It was in the original hearing for the injunction that DOJ attorneys assured the court that no illegals had been granted status in either the newly defined DAPA program, the program to allow parents here illegally because children were born here, or expansion of the DACA program that allowed the parents to stay here on a deferred basis.

The Judge was not happy having to deal with this issue:

Hanen said Justice Department lawyers had assured him at a previous hearing that the administration had not begun implementing the deferred-action plan, designed to protect qualified immigrants from deportation for three years.

“Like the judge, the states thought nothing was happening,” Hanen said with exasperation. “Like an idiot, I believed that.”

Deputy Asst. U.S. Atty. Gen. Kathleen R. Hartnett told the judge: “I would like to apologize for any confusion.” She added moments later: “We had no intent to withhold any of this material from the court.”

Faced with sanctions, the Justice Department may also be required to turn over documentation on why this happened, something the states would like to see to help bolster their case the Administration is violating the Constitution.  Even worse, this could seriously undermine the Administration’s efforts to implement the program, after he reversed his position on the Constitutionality of such an action.

No doubt, this is headed for the Supreme Court.  And if the DOJ continues its malfeasance in court, it may end up losing much more.