Biden Deportation Freeze Not Justified, Texas Judge Rules (1)

A federal judge extended an order blocking President Joe Biden’s plan to halt deportations of undocumented immigrants for 100 days, saying the freeze had not been rationally justified and would impose greater detention costs on Texas.

U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton late Tuesday granted Texas’s motion for an injunction blocking the planned freeze on removals until the case is resolved, which could take months or years. The judge earlier issued a two-week restraining order against the plan, dealing Biden his first major courtroom setback.

“In many ways, this case is about the proper limits of governmental power,” Tipton said ...