Judge Orders Pause on Biden Program Offering Legal Status to Spouses of US Citizens

Published on August 27, 2024

A Texas federal judge has temporarily paused the Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together parole process, which would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship, while a legal challenge plays out. Under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy, which has already started taking applications, spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status can apply for permission to stay in the country, known as “parole in place.” If granted, they can then apply for a green card and move toward full citizenship if certain requirements are met. Sixteen states filed a lawsuit to halt the program on Aug. 23, arguing it would incentivize illegal immigration and “irreparably harm the Plaintiff states” through millions of dollars annually paid in health care and law enforcement. They sought a Temporary Restraining Order....

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