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Judge Blocks Biden's Immigration Policy
Federal judge strikes down Biden's immigration policy granting legal status to undocumented spouses of US citizens.
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Joe BidenDonald TrumpJ. Campbell Barker
- How does this case relate to the DACA program?
- The "parole in place" policy aimed to provide temporary legal protection and work authorization to undocumented immigrants married to US citizens, similar to the DACA program which faces its own legal challenges.
- What was Judge Barker's reasoning behind his decision?
- Judge J. Campbell Barker, a Trump appointee, stated that the administration's interpretation of the relevant immigration law exceeded its legal authority. He rejected a request from beneficiaries of the program to intervene in the case.
- What is the potential impact of the incoming Trump administration on this case?
- The ruling is one of several legal challenges to Biden administration policies, and its outcome might be affected by the incoming Trump administration's stance on defending these policies.
- How many people could have been potentially affected by the "parole in place" policy?
- The policy, which could have affected 750,000 to 800,000 people, allowed select undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens to work legally and avoid deportation while seeking citizenship.
- What was the main ruling in the lawsuit against the Biden administration's immigration 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 given the executive branch the authority to create such a policy.