Migrant advocates angered after federal judge blocks Biden's deportation moratorium
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Migrant advocates expressed disbelief and anger on Tuesday after a federal judge barred the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on deportations after the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the newly announced migrant removal orders.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton, of the Southern District of Texas, on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order sought by Texas, which on Friday had sued against a Department of Homeland Security memo that instructed immigration agencies to pause most migrant deportations. The lawsuit was brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Friday claimed the mortarium is unconstitutional, and a violation of federal immigration and an agreement between the State of Texas and DHS.
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But Tipton, who is conservative and was appointed by former President Donald Trump, sided with Paxton’s request for an emergency TRO, writing “this TRO is granted on a nationwide basis.” But he added that several charges in the lawsuit merit further study.
“The Court makes clear that this Order is not based on the ‘Agreement Between Department of Homeland Security and the State of Texas’ attached as Exhibit ‘A’ to Plaintiff’s Complaint. The issues implicated by that Agreement are of such gravity and constitutional import that they require further development of the record and briefing prior to addressing the merits. Rather, the Court finds that a TRO maintaining the status quo as it existed prior to the implementation of the January 20 Memorandum’s 100-day pause is appropriate under the Administrative Procedures Act,” Tipton wrote.
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