The Biden administration’s policy announced in June to give a pathway to legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants married to U.S. spouses has been put on hold.
The Biden administration’s efforts to grant a pathway to citizenship to some illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens have been put on hold temporarily by a federal judge after a lawsuit from 16 Republican-led states.
U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker on Monday put a stay on the «parole in place» program, which was announced in June and allows for humanitarian parole and a path to permanent residency for certain illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens without them having to leave the country.
The 16 states, led by Texas and America First Legal, argued in a filing first reported by Fox News Digital that the rule violates federal law, which prohibits illegal immigrants from obtaining immigration benefits, including permanent status, without first having left the country and being readmitted.
BIDEN ADMIN SUED BY 16 STATES OVER PAROLE PUSH FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WITH US SPOUSES
They argued it does that by an unlawful use of parole, which is limited to use on a «case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.»
«Biden’s unconstitutional scheme would have rewarded over 1 million illegal aliens with the opportunity for citizenship after breaking our country’s laws—and incentivized countless more», Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«This is just the first step. We are going to keep fighting for Texas, our country, and the rule of law.
