Federal judge blocks Biden admin move to give legal status to illegal immigrant spouses of US citizens

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16 Republican attorneys general sued over the policy on Friday​

Federal judge blocks Biden admin move to give legal status to illegal immigrant spouses of US citizens

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.

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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.
The stay will last for two weeks but can be extended. Barker is a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump.
"The claims are substantial and warrant closer consideration than the court has been able to afford to date," he said in the order.
"The Department of Homeland Security is committed to Keeping Families Together.

 

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