President Biden has been in office for two days and he's already being sued by the state of Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint in federal court today, asking for the immediately halt to a freeze on deportations of undocumented migrants. It claims the move violates the Constitution and federal immigration law, and would seriously and irreparably harm Texas and its citizens. In a statement, Paxton says the rule of law and security of our citizens must prevail.
“In one of its first of dozens of steps that harm Texas and the nation as a whole, the Biden administration directed DHS to violate federal immigration law and breach an agreement to consult and cooperate with Texas on that law. Our state defends the largest section of the southern border in the nation. Failure to properly enforce the law will directly and immediately endanger our citizens and law enforcement personnel,” said Attorney General Paxton. “DHS itself has previously acknowledged that such a freeze on deportations will cause concrete injuries to Texas. I am confident that these unlawful and perilous actions cannot stand. The rule of law and security of our citizens must prevail.”
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