Feb 24, 2021 Charlie Kirk Nation
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton indefinitely banned the Biden administration’s efforts to put a 100 day pause on deportations of illegal immigrants.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton previously argued that the memorandum violated federal law resulting in Tipton issuing a two-week restraining order on the policy. Paxton pointed out that Texas had an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and they should be consulted on a policy such as this.
Biden had campaigned on the 100-day pause as part of a sweeping immigration agenda that includes a halt on border wall construction, an end to the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.
The broad “pause” would have had exceptions. It would exclude those who, according to a written finding by the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have engaged in terrorism or espionage or who pose a danger to national security. It would also exclude those who were not present in the U.S. before Nov. 1, 2020, those who agreed to waive the right to remain, and those whom the ICE director individually determined need to be removed by law.
But Texas argued the directive violates the Constitution and federal law as well as a contractual agreement between Texas and DHS signed in the final days of the Trump administration that the state would be consulted before reducing immigration enforcement or pausing deportations.
Paxton made it clear why the agreement is so important for Texas stating, “Our state defends the largest section of the southern border in the nation. Failure to properly enforce the law will directly and immediately endanger our citizens and law enforcement personnel.”
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