Judge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order
Source: CNN
A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the moratorium.
Over the weekend, Texas, which is suing the Biden administration, submitted a Fox News report to the court that cited an internal email supposedly instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to "release them all, immediately."
The Justice Department told the court Monday that some undocumented immigrants with removal orders had been released from custody, but as part of separate litigation relating to Covid-19. The Department of Homeland Security has discretion in who it releases, DOJ added.
"There are going to be times that the Department of Homeland Security uses its discretion in manners that Texas disagrees... Texas has different views about immigration policy than the current administration," said DOJ attorney Adam Kirschner.
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