Washington, United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) He resumed deportations after a judge blocked a moratorium on expulsions last week by President Joe Biden’s administration, John Bruning, an immigration lawyer, said on Friday.
Bruning indicated that the United States did deported at least four people to Mexico and Honduras and is preparing to deport another 18 to Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
After his presidential inauguration On January 20, Biden ordered a 100-day break in deportations, but on Tuesday, 26th Federal Judge Drew B. Tipton of the South Texas District Court stopped the execution of Biden’s order nationwide following a petition. in this sense of State of Texas.
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Bruning, member of lawyers for Human rights in Minneapolis, in Minnesota, gave an account of the deportations from that state in a message on his Twitter account.
Other US media reported that at least 15 people were deported on Thursday. ICE did not respond in this regard.
Wednesday, defending activists Immigrants said the judge’s order, which impedes the moratorium, does not oblige the government to deport immigrants, as it is an executive decision that can be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Biden’s decision to suspend deportations last week, arguing that the new administration acted arbitrarily in failing to consult with them first, and then the judge stopped enforcing the presidential decree. .
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For his part, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has called on the federal government to lift the moratorium on the grounds that the break in deportations It violates an agreement signed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Arizona and other states in the last weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration.
This action, seen by many as an obstacle to preventing the current government from enforcing its immigration policies, requires DHS to give written notice 180 days in advance to states with detailed arguments and explanations supporting the changes. . politics.