Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Biden’s administration after the Democrat instituted a 100-day moratorium on deportations.
Biden’s cohort violated an agreement that Texas, along with other states, had with the Department of Homeland Security before former President Donald Trump departed the Oval Office on Wednesday, Paxton alleged. The agreement, which was made shortly before Biden’s inauguration, mandated that DHS consult with states and local jurisdictions before sweeping immigration bills would be enacted.
“On its first day in office, the Biden Administration cast aside congressionally enacted immigration laws and suspended the removal of illegal aliens whose removal is compelled by those very laws,” a complaint read. “In doing so, it ignored basic constitutional principles and violated its written pledge to work cooperatively with the State of Texas to address shared immigration enforcement concerns.”
DHS on Wednesday halted deportations for 100 days, except if the individuals in question arrived in the United States after Nov. 1, are suspected of terrorism, or are a national security threat, among other factors.
The policy was made “to ensure we have a fair and effective immigration enforcement system focused on protecting national security, border security, and public safety,” the administration said.
Trump’s DHS agreement, which was intended “to make it difficult” for Biden to revoke policy, kept the interests of border states in mind.
“DHS recognizes that Agency, like other states and municipalities, is directly and concretely affected by changes to DHS rules and policies that have the effect of easing, relaxing, or limiting immigration enforcement,” a copy of the DHS agreement read.
The Biden administration has also ceased the emergency declaration used to fund the wall along the southern border and ended the “Remain in Mexico” policy that mandated migrants stay in their home country until their trial date. Immigration remains one of the foremost issues in Biden’s 17 total executive orders since he was sworn in.
