Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully obtained a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris Administration’s “parole in place” policy, halting its implementation while legal challenges proceed.
On August 23, Paxton led a coalition of 16 states, alongside co-counsel America First Legal, in suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the new policy.
The policy in question would grant “parole in place” to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens, allowing them to obtain permanent residency status while remaining in the United States—despite their unlawful presence, which federal law currently prohibits.
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Under existing federal law, aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. are barred from obtaining most immigration benefits, including permanent residency, without first leaving the country and being legally admitted to re-enter. However, the Biden Administration’s DHS policy would allow 1.3 million aliens—over 200,000 of whom reside in Texas—to bypass this requirement and apply for permanent residency.
The federal district court’s order grants a 14-day administrative stay, which may be extended as the case progresses. The court recognized Texas’s claims that DHS might be violating federal statutory law as “substantial” and has set an expedited schedule for the trial.
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“We have temporarily blocked Biden’s unlawful new ‘parole in place’ program, which would have rewarded over 1 million illegal aliens with the opportunity for citizenship after breaking our country’s laws—and incentivized countless more,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This is just the first step. We are going to keep fighting for Texas, our country, and the rule of law.”
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