Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden’s 100-Day Deportation Moratorium After Texas Sues Administration The deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day. January 26, 2021, 2:59 PM Biden's proposed moratorium was signed just hours after he took his oath of office and was one of several immigration-related orders, which included a stop to border wall construction. A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on deportations of some undocumented immigrants. Federal Judge Drew Tipton on Tuesday issued the order after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Joe Biden’s administration late last week alleging the moratorium is unconstitutional and violates an agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Texas.