Federal Judge Delivers Another Blow To Biden’s Immigration Agenda
A federal judge extended the temporary suspension of President Joe Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations.
“The Court may ultimately be persuaded by the Defendants’ arguments, but any harm they might incur between now and then does not outweigh the potential for irreparable harm to Texas,” U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton in the Southern District of Texas wrote Tuesday.
The administration “argued that the 100-day pause on removals is necessary to allow” them to look into “important immigration, foreign policy, and humanitarian considerations,” the order stated.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought a lawsuit against the Biden administration last month after the president announced a 100-day halt to deportations.
“I told [the Department of Homeland Security] and [Biden] last night to rescind its deportation freeze, which is unconstitutional, illegal, and bad for Texas and the nation,” Paxton said of the lawsuit at the time. “They didn’t budge.”
“A higher number of illegal aliens in Texas leads to budgetary harms, including higher education and healthcare costs,” the lawsuit said.
Tipton’s order is an early blow to the Biden administration, which has proposed far-reaching changes sought by immigration advocates, including a plan to legalize an estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Biden promised during his campaign to pause most deportations for 100 days.
The order represents a victory for Texas’ Republican leaders, who often sued to stop programs enacted by Biden’s Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama.
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