Texas court halts deportation freeze for 14 more days.
March 18, 2021
The federal judge overseeing Texas’ challenge to the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on certain deportations extended for another 14 days a delay on the implementation of the policy saying the extra time is needed to allow both sides to adequately argue, and for the judge to decide the moratorium’s validity.
The deportation freeze is prevented from going into effect until Feb. 23, with a hearing scheduled for Feb. 19. This extension comes soon after TX AG Paxton filed a motion for a preliminary injunction.