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Judge Blocks Biden's Immigration Policy
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's policy granting legal status to undocumented spouses of US citizens, citing a lack of congressional authorization.
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PoliticsHuman Rights ViolationsUs PoliticsImmigrationGovernmentLawsuitRefugees And MigrationLegal Ruling
Biden AdministrationCnnUs District Court
Joe BidenDonald TrumpJ. Campbell Barker
- Who challenged the policy and why?
- The policy, which aimed to shield approximately 750,000 to 800,000 people from deportation and allow them to work legally, was challenged by Texas and 15 other states.
- What was the Biden administration's "parole in place" policy?
- A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's "parole in place" policy, which granted legal status to undocumented spouses of US citizens. The judge ruled that Congress hadn't authorized the executive branch to create such a policy.
- What was the judge's main reasoning for striking down the policy?
- The judge, appointed by President Trump, argued that the administration's interpretation of the relevant immigration law was overly broad and exceeded its legal authority.
- What is the significance of this ruling in the context of other legal challenges?
- This ruling is one of several legal challenges to Biden administration policies that the incoming Trump administration might choose not to defend.
- How many people could the policy have potentially affected, and what other program is it compared to?
- The "parole in place" policy, similar in scope to the DACA program, offered deportation protection and work authorization to undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens who had been in the US for at least 10 years.