Large groups of immigrants held protests across America, on what they termed as National Action Day, in which they garnered support from local administration and legislators which would compel the machinery to loosen executive action initiated by President Obama. The action would have stood to benefit hundreds of unrecorded parents starting from that day.

All through the day the groups protested, held demonstrations, declared petitions and held day long vigils in front of government offices and staged press conferences across 33 cities in almost all the states of America to press for a removal of a lawsuit that accused the President of misusing his executive authority.

The lawsuit subsequently blocked the successful execution of the DAPA or Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents which should have come into force on Tuesday.

It is estimated that President Obama’s executive action would have benefited 25,000 immigrants in Alabama alone. In the state of California which is supposed to have the highest number of immigrants – 1.35 million people are eligible to benefit from President Obama’s action.

Coming together at a facility in the neighborhood of West Town, Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin said that the Republican court action was “unfortunate,” adding that it was “destructive and desperate,” since it had left millions of immigrants in great uncertainty about their status.