Texas argued that the moratorium would place an unfair burden on the state and that the measure violated an agreement Paxton and Gov. The state also referenced a Fox News report citing an internal ICE email calling for the mass release of detainees. “This lawsuit should not be allowed to proceed,” Kate Huddleston, an attorney for the ACLU of Texas, said in a statement. Tipton’s restraining order does not address that priority system, so Hong said ICE still has discretion to deport — or not deport — whomever it wants. “Tipton’s saying Texas has the right to stop [the pause on] deportations but inherently recognizing that not all deportation will happen,” Hong said.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2021 20:22 UTC