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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Biden for Allowing a 100-Day Freeze on Deportations
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    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is asking a court to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100-day moratorium on deportations, Your Content has learned.

    The lawsuit filed Friday is one of the first against the new administration. 

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    The moratorium came after Biden revoked Trump’s mandate that made anyone in the U.S. illegally a priority for deportation.

    Republican Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, claims the federal government broke an agreement to first consult with Texas before making changes to immigration enforcement.

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