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In May 2018, Landry joined the attorneys general of six other states, [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Carolina]], [[Texas]], and [[West Virginia]], in a lawsuit which seeks to overturn permanently the [[DACA]] or "dreamers" immigration policy, which was launched by executive order of then President [[Barack H. Obama]]. The program protects from deportation young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. Landry said that "the Obama administration pushed through DACA to fit their political narrative, and this lawsuit seeks to undo that unlawful action. We are a nation of laws, not of men, and we must act in a way that respects the process of legal citizenship," Landry said.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/05/02/ag-jeff-landry-dreamers-violate-constitution/572361002/|title=AG Jeff Landry: "Dreamers' violate the Constitution|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=May 2, 2018|author=Greg Hilburn}}</ref> Meanwhile, President [[Donald Trump]] has been blocked by federal courts from ending the policy.
In May 2018, Landry joined the attorneys general of six other states, [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Carolina]], [[Texas]], and [[West Virginia]], in a lawsuit which seeks to overturn permanently the [[DACA]] or "dreamers" immigration policy, which was launched by executive order of then President [[Barack H. Obama]]. The program protects from deportation young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. Landry said that "the Obama administration pushed through DACA to fit their political narrative, and this lawsuit seeks to undo that unlawful action. We are a nation of laws, not of men, and we must act in a way that respects the process of legal citizenship," Landry said.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/05/02/ag-jeff-landry-dreamers-violate-constitution/572361002/|title=AG Jeff Landry: "Dreamers' violate the Constitution|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=May 2, 2018|author=Greg Hilburn}}</ref> Meanwhile, President [[Donald Trump]] has been blocked by federal courts from ending the policy.
Landry has quarreled on several occasions with Governor [[John Bel Edwards]], a Democrat who is seeking reelection in 2019. Landry has been mentioned as a potential challenger to the governor. Landry announced that he will no longer defend the lawsuit challenging lethal injection protocols in the state. Executions have been put on hold since 2010 because of the lack of availability of lethal injection drugs. Landry claims that Edwards himself is a greater obstacle to implementing court-ordered executions than is the drug shortage. Edwards in reply accused Landry of "political grandstanding" and abdicating his legal duties. In July 2018, a federal judge approved a one-year extension to an order which prohibits Louisiana from carrying out executions. The extension was sought by a corrections department attorney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafb.com/story/38678670/la-governor-attorney-general-at-odds-over-halt-to-executions|title="LA governor, attorney general at odds over halt to executions"|publisher=WAFB-TV|location=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana|date=July 18, 2018|accessdate=July 19, 2018}}</ref>
Landry is married to the former Sharon LeBlanc and has one son, J. T. Landry. In February 2018, he broke six ribs in a snowboarding accident caused by whiteout conditions while on a family vacation in [[Montana]]. He worked from his home in Broussard in Lafayette Parish during his recovery.<ref name=snowboarding>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/02/20/jeff-landry-recovering-broken-ribs-after-snowboarding-accident/355984002/|title=Jeff Landry recovering from broken ribs after snowboarding accident|publisher=''The Shreveort Times''|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>
Landry is married to the former Sharon LeBlanc and has one son, J. T. Landry. In February 2018, he broke six ribs in a snowboarding accident caused by whiteout conditions while on a family vacation in [[Montana]]. He worked from his home in Broussard in Lafayette Parish during his recovery.<ref name=snowboarding>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/02/20/jeff-landry-recovering-broken-ribs-after-snowboarding-accident/355984002/|title=Jeff Landry recovering from broken ribs after snowboarding accident|publisher=''The Shreveort Times''|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>