April 17 will see a court hearing that will explore whether a temporary hold on the immigration executive action by President Barack Obama should be lifted or not, it was announced by a Federal Appeals court on Tuesday.

The executive actions by President Obama could spare from deportation as many as 5 million people, who are in the United States illegally. This action was put on hold by a preliminary injunction that was issued last month by a U S District Judge in Texas, an injunction which was issued at the request of a collective 26 states that filed a lawsuit that strived to overturn the President’s immigration plan. These states argued that the President’s action was unconstitutional. The Justice Department earlier in the month filed an emergency motion with the 5^th Circuit, asking the Judge to lift Hanen’s preliminary injunction. It argued that the order interfered with the Homeland Security Department’s ability to protect the country and secure its borders. The 26 states, which were led by Texas stated that they would suffer irreversible economic harm if the injunction was lifted. The 5^th U S Circuit Court in New Orleans stated that each side would have an hour to present their arguments about the injunction during the April hearing.