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Federal judge in Houston indefinitely blocks Biden's 100-day deportation pause

2021-02-25

[Just the News] Judge said Biden administration's moratorium violated federal law on administrative procedure, U.S. failed to show why pause justified.

A federal judge in Houston late Tuesday banned the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.

U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a preliminary injunction sought by Texas that argued that the moratorium violated federal law and risked imposing additional costs on the state, according to the Associated Press.

The judge's injunction issued indefinitely extends a temporary restraining order he issued Jan. 26 that was set to expire Tuesday.

The Epoch Times adds:

Tipton expressed general opposition to nationwide injunctions but cited precedent in other cases. He therefore issued a nationwide injunction of the deportation pause.

Sauce for the goose being sauce also for the gander. Or less colourfully, precedents matter.

The stay of the pause will remain in place pending a final resolution of the case or until a further order from a federal court, such as an appeals court.

Approximately 6,000 noncitizens subject to a final order of removal are currently detained nationwide, according to the government, which alleged only some of those would be released from custody during the pause. Many are detained by local authorities, who may or may not work with federal immigration officials.

Defendants had asked the judge not to issue the injunction, writing in a filing in mid-February that Pekoske’s memo did not violate federal law and that Texas lacked standing.

...an argument that worked for the US Supreme Court...

“Texas has failed to show it will be harmed by the temporary removal pause at all, let alone irreparably, as is required for injunctive relief,” government lawyers asserted. In addition, they said, “multiple statutory provisions expressly preclude review in district court, and over the substantive and procedural issues raised here.”

Posted by:Ebbereger Unainter6303

#2 So two can play at the judicial injunction game. Good to know. Go for it, GOP!

Posted by: Tom 2021-02-25 15:16

#1 will be harmed by the temporary removal pause at all, let alone irreparably

Just one murder by an illegal about to be deported would disprove that.

Posted by: Bobby 2021-02-25 06:48

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