A Federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's bid to
grant legal status to the immigrant spouses of US citizens
after a lawsuit from 16 Republican-led states.
U.S. District Judge, J. Campbell Barker has put a
temporary hold on the (parole in place' program which
was announced in June.
The program allows for humanitarian parole and a path to
permanent residency for certain illegal immigrant
spouses without having to leave the country
The program was expected to benefit 500,000
immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their
children.
But 16 states, led by Texas and America First Legal,
argued in a filing reported by Fox News Digital that the
rule violates federal law, which prohibits illegal immigrants
from obtaining benefits such as permanent status without
leaving the country first and being readmitted.
They claim Biden's move was an abuse of executive
authority that sought to rewrite U.S. immigration laws and
that the administration bypassed Congress for 'blatant
political purposes.'
Judge Barker issued a 14-day administrative pause on
approving applications to the program with a possible
extension and scheduled additional hearings in the
coming weeks.
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