A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked a move by new U.S. President Joe Biden to halt the deportation of many immigrants for a 100-day period, a swift legal setback for his ambitious immigration agenda. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump in the Southern District of Texas, issued a restraining order that blocks the policy nationwide for 14 days following a legal challenge by Texas. The Biden administration is expected to appeal the ruling, which halts the deportation freeze while both parties submit briefs on the matter.
As of Jan. 16, ICE was holding around 6,000 detainees with final deportation orders.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN29V2CU
Meanwhile, it has emerged that, just before he left office, Trump executed a binding contract between the United States and the AFGE National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council that gives the AFGENICEC - which endorsed Trump - veto power over any Biden policies impacting immigration.
A senior homeland security official confirmed that since Biden’s inauguration, officials have been meeting to discuss the implications of the ICE labor agreements. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
One clause in the contract requires homeland security leaders to obtain “prior affirmative consent” in writing from the union on changes to policies and functions affecting agents. It also appears to allow the ICE union to argue that it can reject changes such as Biden’s recent order to focus on violent criminals and not prioritize other immigrants who entered the country illegally.
Under a federal law, an agency head has 30 days to cancel such an agreement once it is signed, after which it goes into effect.
The agreements essentially require the homeland security secretary — currently David Pekoske in an acting capacity — to notify the union in writing about any elements of the agreements that he may disapprove. In each case, that element would be sent back for further negotiations.
But the agreements signed by Cuccinelli suggest that the union could appeal any such rejection to the Federal Labor Relations Authority. And once the agreements take effect, they purport to “irrevocably” block the government’s ability to challenge anything about the concessions to the ICE union for the next eight years.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-offici ... 05641.html
I can hardly wait for the next set of time bombs to detonate, further crippling this already floundering and reeling Administration.
