Texas secures temporary stay against Biden’s ‘parole in place’ during litigation

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Texas has secured a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris Administration’s immigration policy known as ‘parole in place.’

In a Tuesday release, Attorney General Ken Paxton says a federal district court has stopped the policy for a period of 14 days while litigation continues, but he also points out that the stay could be extended. In addition, Paxton says the court agrees that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might be violating federal statutory law.

“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.”

On August 23, Paxton led a 16-state coalition along with co-counsel America First Legal to sue the DHS over the policy that has granted hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens access to the United States. The lawsuit argues this would allow certain classifications of illegal aliens to gain permanent residency status while remaining in the country, which is a violation of federal law.

Aliens unlawfully present in the United States are prohibited from obtaining most immigration benefits, such as permanent resident status, without first leaving the country and being admitted to re-enter and reside in the country lawfully. Paxton is accusing Biden’s DHS of skirting federal law by permitting 1.3 million aliens, more than 200,000 of whom live in Texas, to apply for permanent residency. The lawsuit argues that this opportunity cannot be given to those in the U.S. illegally.

The court has set an expedited schedule for filing arguments and the trial.

You can read the order by clicking here.