Joe Biden's Lofty Immigration Plan Dealt First Blow as Judge Slaps Down Deportation Ban
Posted on AllSides January 26th, 2021
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President Joe Biden's campaign pledge to pause deportations for at least 100 days hit a major roadblock on Tuesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's new policy from going into effect.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining order against a Department of Homeland Security memo that instructed agencies to pause deportations for some undocumented immigrants. The restraining order was sought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Hours after Biden was inaugurated on January 20, acting Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske called for deportations to be...
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