The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children.
August 26, 2024President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the National Governors Association in the East Room of the White House in February.McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.
Barker was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2019 as a judge in Tyler, Texas, which lies in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a favored venue for advocates pushing conservative arguments. "The court's decision tonight to halt the federal government from providing relief is devastating to the thousands of Texas families that could have benefited from this program," Jessica Cisneros, an attorney for the advocacy organization the Texas Immigration Law Council, said Monday.Several families were notified of the receipt of their applications, according to attorneys advocating for eligible families who filed a motion to intervene earlier Monday.
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