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Federal Judge Blocks Pres. Biden's 100-Day Deportation Freeze

The judge argued the pause on deportations violates federal law and imposes additional costs on Texas.

Federal Judge Blocks Pres. Biden's 100-Day Deportation Freeze
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A federal judge indefinitely banned the president from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations. 

Judge Drew Tipton issued a ruling sought by Texas.

He argued the pause violates federal law and imposes additional costs on the state.

The Biden administration proposed the 100-day pause as part of a larger commitment to immigration reform.

The president has proposed legislation that would give 11 million undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship and roll back Trump-era policies on who immigration agents can target for enforcement.