Posted on 01/22/2021 11:22:18 AM PST by grimalkin
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a complaint and motion for temporary restraining order in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, asking the Court to immediately halt the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) freeze on deportations of illegal aliens.
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. The move violates the U.S. Constitution, federal immigration and administrative law, and a contractual agreement between Texas and DHS. Last night, Attorney General Paxton issued a letter warning that the Administration’s actions resulted in an abdication of DHS’s obligation to enforce federal immigration law, which would seriously and irreparably harm Texas and its citizens.
“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.”
Praise be to YHVH (God) !
It’s good to fight... chances are low though.
Good luck with that.
I would support Texas buying the and land the Feds purchased along the border and finishing the wall.
GOD BLESS TEXAS!
Conservative State AGs need to sue Traitorjoe Xiden for every breath he steals.
Waiting for the usual “no standing” Ruling.
No standing due to emanating penumbras with latches ...
Every Red State Governor should be Filing Multiple Lawsuits against Every Last Action Joe and the Ho take, All Executive Orders, all firings, keystone,...EVERYTHING
It’s good to fight... chances are low though.
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I think it has good chances too, even if it wins and gets appealed or initially loses and gets appealed, it seems ripe for the supreme court but the question would be does the executive order directly contradict legislatively passed law.
Maybe with 300 new judges he can actually get a legitimate ruling.
Lawfare should be part of our warfare and used at every turn!!!
It's about time we engage in the shenanigans too.
“ The move violates the U.S. Constitution, federal immigration and administrative law, and a contractual agreement between Texas and DHS.”
EVERYTHING they’ve done has been the unconstitutional, including their occupation of the WhiteHut!
The demented criminal LOST the election and from that point forward on November 4,2020, everything they’ve said and done has been unconstitutional!
Laches or No Standing? Because we all know only Libs can sue to halt an EO!
Hasn't the AG learned the Constitution means nothing to democraps anymore?
I would say chances are good, presuming courts follow the law.
This will be a good test case to see if the rule of law still will be applied in and to the Biden administration.
Biden was sworn in at 11:49, in direct violation of the Constitution, which states the new term starts at noon. Can’t keep from violating it in even the smallest measure. Its pathlogical.
“I would say chances are good, presuming courts follow the law.”
And there is the rub.
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