Trumps order is lawful, and constitutional. Which is a redundancy to say it is legal for the chief executive to execute the laws of the land. Full arguments in the fall.
That is Obama saying he has legal authority to disobey the law.
President Obama said:Now, I continue to believe that the best way to solve this problem is by working together to pass that kind of common sense law. But until that happens, there are actions I have the legal authority to take as President – the same kinds of actions taken by Democratic and Republican Presidents before me – that will help make our immigration system more fair and more just.
That is Obama saying he has legal authority to disobey the law.