Federal Judge J. Campbell Barker annulled this Thursday in Texas the “parole in place”, an immigration program of President Joe Biden‘s government that allowed undocumented immigrants married to American citizens to obtain legal status in the United States without leaving the country. .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a coalition of 16 states, along with America First Legal, to sue the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other Texas officials. the Biden administration, for this program.
Paxton had indicated that the lawsuit, which was filed before the Eastern District Court of Texas, aimed to stop the rule, which allowed undocumented spouses of US citizens to obtain citizenship without having to leave the United States.
“This change would allow certain classifications of illegal immigrants to obtain permanent resident status while remaining in the United States in violation of federal law,” Paxton said.
According to Prosecutor Paxton, the rule ignores the United States Constitution, violates the Administrative Procedure Act and contravenes existing federal law, which is why he asked the court to grant an injunction that would prevent DHS from implementing the policy while it is carried out. carry out a thorough trial.
“With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the federal government is actively working to turn America into a nation without borders and a country without laws. I will not allow this to happen,” Paxton said then.
President Biden’s rule gave legal status to undocumented immigrants married to citizens.
The states that joined the Texas lawsuit are Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming.
Just last August, federal judge J. Campbell Barker ordered a temporary pause to the program as the judicial process opened with the lawsuit continued.
The temporary pause occurred a week after the Department of Homeland Security began accepting applications from potential beneficiaries.
