I'm no huge fan of Paxton, but this seems like a good move:
TLDR - He says the Feds aren't keeping their agreement with the state and endangering Texans.
Response to DHS’s Unlawful Pause on Removals
Dear Mr. Pekoske: Yesterday you ordered a blanket halt on nearly all deportations of illegal aliens. This complete abdication of the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) obligation to enforce federal immigration law is unlawful and will seriously and irreparably harm the State of Texas and...
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TLDR - He says the Feds aren't keeping their agreement with the state and endangering Texans.
Yesterday you ordered a blanket halt on nearly all deportations of illegal aliens. This complete abdication of the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) obligation to enforce federal immigration law is unlawful and will seriously and irreparably harm the State of Texas and its citizens.
Specifically, your memorandum directed DHS to impose “an immediate pause on removals of any noncitizen with a final order of removal [subject to limited exceptions] for 100 days to go into effect as soon as practical and no later than January 22, 2021.”