Federal judge in Texas blocks major Biden-DHS immigration policy

PATRICK T. FALLON
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A federal judge in Texas has blocked yet another of President Biden’s major immigration policies.

Federal Judge Drew Tipton threw out a Department of Homeland Security policy that limits who immigration authorities can arrest and deport. In a ruling published Friday, Tipton sided with the states of Texas and Louisiana, which argued that the DHS guidance is preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from enforcing the law.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the policy last year, directing immigration authorities to prioritize serious threats to public safety and national security, as well as recent border-crossers.

Read more at NPR.org

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