Arizona’s Brnovich Asks DHS to Cancel Biden’s 100-Day Freeze on Deportations

A general view of the U.S. border fence, covered in concertina wire, separating the United States and Mexico, at the outskirts of Nogales, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2019. Ariana Drehsler/AFP/Getty Images

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the federal government to revoke a 100-day moratorium on most deportations that President Joe Biden announced on his first day in office.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a memo on Jan. 20 (pdf) that imposed a 100-day moratorium on most deportations and outlined the categories of immigration offenders who will continue to be subject to arrest and eventual removal, including those who pose a national security risk or are suspected of terrorism or espionage.