State of Texas v. USA

Although there are approximately 11.3 million removable aliens in this country today, for the last several years Congress has provided the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with only enough resources to remove approximately 400,000 of those aliens per year-.1 Recognizing DHS’s congressionally granted prosecuto-rial discretion to set removal enforcement priorities, Congress has exhorted DHS to use those resources to “mak[e] our country safer.” In response, DHS has focused on removing “those who represent threats to national security, public safety, and border security.” The DAPA Memorandum…