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AILA Doc. No. 21060499 | Dated May 27, 2021 | File Size: 4332 K
Download the DocumentICE issued interim guidance to all OPLA attorneys to guide them in appropriately executing interim civil immigration enforcement and removal priorities and exercising prosecutorial discretion.
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On August 23, 2021, in the Texas, et. al. v. United States, et. al., ltigation, Judge Drew Tipton of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a stay, stating that: “As for the actual injunction, the Court grants relief to the extent that it STAYS the applicability of the Preliminary Injunction, (Dkt. No. 79 at 157-58), until Monday, August 30, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. to allow the Defendants time to seek relief at the appellate level.” For more information, read this Politico article, "Trump-appointed judge clashes with Biden DOJ in immigration suit."
On August 19, 2021, ICE added a note that OPLA has suspended reliance on this guidance due to ongoing litigation in Texas v. United States.
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