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Fri Apr 23, 2021, 12:12 AM Apr 2021

Texas, Stephen Miller sue to force deportation of children, other migrants due to pandemic [View all]

Source: the hill




By Rebecca Beitsch - 04/22/21 05:40 PM EDT
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The Biden administration has been relying heavily on a Trump-era "Title 42" rule to quickly deport a majority of those who attempt to cross the southern border, but it has made exceptions for unaccompanied children and some families.

Texas’s suit argues that the administration’s “abandonment of their authority” under the law means “more Texans will be exposed to Covid-19, more Texans will contract Covid-19, more Texans will die of Covid-19 and Texas will incur significant costs in terms of health care and law enforcement resources.”
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As of Wednesday, the government had more than 21,000 children in custody.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the northern district of Texas, argues the Biden administration violated the Administrative Procedures Act, among other laws, and asks for an injunction to force DHS to “return all covered aliens to Mexico” or detain them for at least 14 days before release.

DHS did not respond to request for comment. But administration officials have repeatedly said they would not use Title 42 or any other law that would leave children stranded alone on the other side of the border............................



Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/549843-texas-stephen-miller-sue-to-force-deportation-of-children-other











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same time as TX is aboloishing/prohitibiting cities from implementing covid rules msongs Apr 2021 #1
I thought those a folks were getting vaccinated soothsayer Apr 2021 #2
Agree!!! pazzyanne Apr 2021 #11
I wish that bald headed nazi would fuck off n/t gay texan Apr 2021 #3
I wish some body would charge him to land his ass in court mpcamb Apr 2021 #21
Does Stephen Miller even have standing to bring this suit? rpannier Apr 2021 #4
'The state of Texas, with assistance by former President Trump aide Stephen Miller, filed another ' elleng Apr 2021 #13
Why in the hell does this ghoul have anything to do with this? argyl Apr 2021 #5
The state of Texas, with assistance by former President Trump aide Stephen Miller, filed. elleng Apr 2021 #14
They like him now atreides1 Apr 2021 #17
More what...? Grins Apr 2021 #6
He and his enabler dismissed the pandemic before, why does he care now? Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #7
But I thought it was "just the flu"? Or a "hoax"? Grokenstein Apr 2021 #8
I could kill that bastard with a smile on my face PlanetBev Apr 2021 #9
At normal "court speed", this should be moot as the pandemic will be long gone dutch777 Apr 2021 #10
'an injunction to force DHS to "return all covered aliens to Mexico" or detain them for at least 14' elleng Apr 2021 #12
Miller to be deported? bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #15
+1 2naSalit Apr 2021 #20
Miller's high school girlfriend must have dumped him for a Mexican dude... SKKY Apr 2021 #16
That's possible atreides1 Apr 2021 #18
I don't see how Miller can have standing as he is not a Texas resident. LiberalFighter Apr 2021 #19
😤 seta1950 Apr 2021 #22
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