Saturday, September 4, 2021

States battle Biden administration in court for failing to deport criminal illegal aliens

With the federal government declining to enforce immigration laws passed by Congress and illegal immigrants swarming across the southern border in record numbers, attorneys general from 16 states have formed a coalition in support of a lawsuit brought by Texas and Louisiana against the Biden administration for not deporting criminal illegal aliens.

The case is pending before the Fifth Circuit, prompting the attorneys general to file an amicus brief.

The Biden administration's "Brazen defiance of legal requirements underscores the need for this Court to act quickly and forcefully to break the Administration's escalating pattern of contempt for the rule of law," the attorneys general argue.

In a separate case, a coalition of 20 attorneys general have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to appeal a Nevada District Court's decision that decriminalizes the illegal reentry of deported illegal aliens.

Led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the 20 attorneys general sent a letter in late August to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking him to state whether or not the DOJ plans to appeal the court's decision.

The quotas actually "Prioritize Mexican immigration," the attorneys general argue, noting that there are more legal permanent residents living in the U.S. from Mexico than from any other country.

"The judge's ruling was a shocking departure from both the long-understood intent of Congress and of prior judicial precedents, and if left unchallenged, would exacerbate the unsustainable situation at our southern border and further weaken law enforcement's ability to keep Americans safe," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/states-rally-court-battle-against-administration-not-deporting-criminal 

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