STORY: Texas has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop President Biden’s pause on deportations by claiming that the DHS violated the terms of an agreement with the previous administration that guaranteed the state a chance to weigh in on immigration policies.
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
In December and January, DHS signed agreements with multiple jurisdictions, including the state of Arizona, Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama, and Texas, that appeared to be an effort to hamstring the Biden administration’s goals to pause deportations & make other moves.
Ken Paxton is seeking to block the moratorium by claiming that its immediate implementation violates the agreement the state signed with DHS, along with alleged violations of federal immigration and administrative law.
Legal experts are skeptical.
“This is exactly what they are designed to do — cynically gum up Biden’s immigration agenda. But the agreements are unenforceable," one professor told me.
“This is exactly what they are designed to do — cynically gum up Biden’s immigration agenda. But the agreements are unenforceable," one professor told me.
.@steve_vladeck:
“It sure would be something if one administration could enter into a contract with a state that barred its successor from exercising any discretion in enforcing the relevant federal laws."
“It sure would be something if one administration could enter into a contract with a state that barred its successor from exercising any discretion in enforcing the relevant federal laws."
I remember getting these agreements recently and thinking they were very strange and wondering whether anything would happen with them.
It took 2 days for Texas to sue over their DHS agreement (which is the same as all the other versions).
Now, I expect more lawsuits.
It took 2 days for Texas to sue over their DHS agreement (which is the same as all the other versions).
Now, I expect more lawsuits.
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