The White House, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment on the ruling.Paxton applauded the ruling, saying in a statement: "The Court's decision to stop the Biden Administration from casting aside congressionally enacted immigration laws is a much-needed remedy for DHS's unlawful action.
"There have been so many changes, and so many rules, and there's also Covid-19 and as a way to kind of bring some order into this chaos that the Trump administration had wrought, I think a pause on removals would've been a good policy," said Claudia Cubas, an immigration attorney based in Washington, DC.
On Monday, Tipton asked the Biden administration to clarify its moratorium after Texas submitted a Fox News report to the court that cited an internal email instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to "release them all, immediately."The Justice Department submitted the correspondence, which originated in the Houston field office, on Monday afternoon.
Texas has different views about immigration policy than the current administration," said DOJ attorney Adam Kirschner.
The Justice Department is likely to appeal the ruling.