Paxton’s lawsuit claims the deportation freeze defies an agreement between Texas and DHS finalized Jan. 8 — less than two weeks before Trump left office — requiring the department to provide 180 days notice before making changes to immigration policy and enforcement practices.Several legal scholars have described the DHS agreements with Texas and other states as highly unusual and an attempt to stop Biden from undoing Trump’s immigration policies by effectively giving states veto power.During a hearing Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Judge Drew Tipton, a Trump appointee, did not issue a ruling …
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