According to The Washington Times, President Obama is already accommodating his successor by agreeing to halt his amnesty push. This isn’t the first time Obama’s plans have been stalled. His 2014 proposal was stopped in February 2015 “just two days before it was to go into effect,” notes The Times, because “the administration broke administrative law.” The stay was then upheld two more times in appeals court and the Supreme Court deadlocked on a decision over the summer.

But this time, the Department of Justice said the amnesty program should be put on hold “in light of the new management that will take over next year.” The case won’t be reopened until February 20, 2017.

Judge Andrew S. Hanen stressed the importance of President-elect Donald Trump weighing in on the matter, leaving both sides to agree on the hold:

“Given the change in Administration, the parties jointly submit that a brief stay of any further litigation in this Court before beginning any further proceedings would serve judicial efficiency and economy so that the parties have a better understanding of how they might choose to move forward.”

Obama’s amnesty plan covered at least four million illegal aliens, either children brought to the U.S. or parents of children birthed here. Meeting those criteria meant no deportation for three years, work permits, driver’s licenses, and tax benefits. 

However, Judge Hanen ruled the order violated law because it was never publicly reviewed and snuck through the backdoor of Homeland Security. The appeals court added the Obama administration broke immigration law, “which never envisioned so broad a use of ‘deferred action’ powers,” as The Times noted.