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26 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
BREAKING — U.S. Judge Drew Tipton temporarily halts the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on certain deportations in an early legal battle over the new president’s immigration policy.

Follow @CBSNews for more:
STORY: Federal judge blocks Biden's 100-day deportation moratorium for 14 days
cbsnews.com/news/biden-dep…
It's important to note that while the deportation moratorium will be suspended for 14 days, today's order does not block the Biden admin. from enforcing the rest of the provisions of last week's DHS memo, which include new guidelines for ICE arrests set to take effect Monday.
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, who filed the lawsuit, celebrates the temporary victory:
The @ACLU's Kate Huddleston:

“This lawsuit should not be allowed to proceed. Paxton sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election by attempting to baselessly suppress votes; now he is attempting to force the Biden admin. to follow Trump's xenophobic policies."
NEW — The @WhiteHouse responds:

"We’re confident that as the case proceeds, it will be clear that this measure was wholly appropriate in ordering a temporary pause to allow the agency to carefully review its policies, procedures, and enforcement priorities ... "
During the Trump administration, top officials like Stephen Miller strongly criticized “activist” federal judges for blocking immigration policies nation-wide:

Will the Biden administration do the same (the statement issued by the White House today does not criticize the judge)?

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez Profile picture
28 Jan
New — President Biden plans to rescind strict limits on legal immigration that former President Trump said were necessary to protect U.S. workers during the coronavirus recession, according to a top White House adviser.
cbsnews.com/news/biden-tru…
Mr. Trump's proclamation, currently set to expire on March 31, has restricted family and employment-based immigration; suspended the diversity visa lottery; and barred the issuance of certain temporary work visas, like those for the H-1B program.
The remarks by top White House official Esther Olavarria represent the first indication of the Biden administration's views on the visa limits.

During the campaign and transition, Mr. Biden did not address the policy, nor did his advisers commit to revoking it.
Read 4 tweets
Camilo Montoya-Galvez Profile picture
25 Jan
The Biden admin. was in federal court this AM defending its 100-day moratorium on some deportations.

Arguing that DHS violated a Trump-era contract that purports to require DHS to inform the state of immigration policy changes, Texas is seeking a suspension of the moratorium.
Adam Kirschner, a lawyer representing the Biden admin., said the legal agreement the Trump admin. signed with Texas is "completely unenforceable.”

The Justice Department has also argued that Texas has no standing to sue and not shown it is harmed by the deportation moratorium.
Texas said the release of immigrants from ICE detention harms the state, citing social and education services.

Kirschner said some immigrants were released because of a Covid-19 custody review of detainees with underlying medical conditions that was mandated by another court.
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23 Dec 20
New — ICE in 2020 arrested fewer immigrants than in any year during the Trump admin, and deportations hit a 15-year low, largely due to the pandemic.

900k immigrants were deported in the past 4 years—compared to 1.5 million during Pres. Obama's 1st term.
cbsnews.com/news/ice-arres…
ICE said it carried out 185,000 deportations in FY 2020, compared to 226,000 in FY 2017, the previous Trump admin low.

ICE arrests, including "at large" ones in communities, dropped to 103,000 (from 143,000 in FY 2019).

The ICE detention population fell below 16,000 this month.
ICE said arrests and deportations dropped sharply because of travel restrictions, Covid-19 mitigation policies and because it received fewer detainees from border officials, who have been rapidly expelling most migrants.

The agency also scaled back arrests in March due to Covid.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez Profile picture
23 Dec 20
A lot of folks (with different policy views) seem surprised that Pres-elect Biden and his advisers are saying their efforts to terminate Pres. Trump's immigration policies will not be instantaneous.

I find that misguided for several reasons. A thread 1/
cbsnews.com/news/biden-lim…
Was there ever a realistic expectation that Biden would undo Trump's legacy on Day 1?

Trump issued 400 + executive actions on immigration, per @MigrationPolicy. More are on the way.

They range from green card rules and pandemic visa limits, to several asylum restrictions. 2/
Trump's changes were implemented via memos (ICE arrest priorities, Remain-in-Mexico); proclamations (refugee cap, travel ban, COVID visa limits); regulations (public charge, asylum bans); and international deals (Remain-in-Mexico, safe 3rd country deals).

There are many more. 3/
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22 Dec 20
NEW — President-elect Biden is planning to follow through on campaign pledges to implement a 100-day freeze on deportations, limit ICE arrests and overturn some of the Trump admin.'s border restrictions for asylum-seekers, transition officials said.
cbsnews.com/news/biden-lim…
The seismic changes in immigration policy — especially for asylum programs along the U.S.-Mexico border — will take time and will not be carried out immediately, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Biden's advisers cautioned.

More on @CBSNews:
cbsnews.com/news/biden-lim…
"This is an area of policy-making where there has been grave damage done by the current administration. They have created chaos. They've even weaponized the immigration system to separate children from their families," one Biden adviser said.
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22 Dec 20
NEW — Pres-elect Biden is planning to follow through on pledges to implement a 100-day freeze on ICE deportations & gradually end the Remain-in-Mexico / safe 3rd country asylum policies.

A transition official just confirmed what @CBSNews reported in Nov:
cbsnews.com/news/biden-imm…
On a call today, a Biden transition official said the implementation details for the deportation moratorium are still being worked out.

The official said there will be a "sensible approach" to ICE arrests and deportations. Further details are being discussed, per the official.
The transition officials said the incoming Biden admin. will start processing asylum claims at border ports and work towards ending Pres. Trump's policies — but they said this will take time amid a pandemic.

A more "efficient" and "humane" asylum system will be built, they said.
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