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STATE OF ARIZONA; STATE OF MONTANA; STATE OF OHIO,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, in his official capacity as President of the United States; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Department of Homeland Security; CHRIS MAGNUS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection; TAE D. JOHNSON, in his official capacity as Acting Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; UR JADDOU, in her official capacity as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Defendants-Appellants.
   No. 22-3272
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Dayton.
No. 3:21-cv-00314—Michael J. Newman, District Judge.
Argued: June 10, 2022
Decided and Filed: July 5, 2022
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE and COLE, Circuit Judges.


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OPINION
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SUTTON, Chief Judge. In September 2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security issued a memorandum to his deputies outlining the Department’s immigration enforcement priorities and policies. Arizona, Montana, and Ohio filed this lawsuit in the Southern District of Ohio to enjoin its implementation. The district court issued a “nationwide preliminary injunction,” applicable to all 50 States, blocking the Department from relying on the priorities and policies in the memorandum in making certain arrest, detention, and removal decisions. Our court granted the National Government’s request for a stay pending appeal and ordered expedited briefing and argument. We now reverse the district court’s grant of preliminary injunctive relief.