State of Texas et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

  1. August 01, 2023

    Cato Institute Says GOP Statements Undermine Parole Suit

    Libertarian think tank Cato Institute, a law professor and nonprofit have thrown their support behind the Biden administration's parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, saying comments from Republican officials trying to strike it down contradict their effort.

  2. July 13, 2023

    Top 4 Immigration Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023

    In the coming months, federal courts could determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and issue decisions with major ramifications for President Joe Biden's efforts to reduce irregular migration.

  3. July 10, 2023

    Judge Won't Delay Parole Policy Trial After Justices' Ruling

    A Texas federal judge won't push back a bench trial in Texas' challenge to the Biden administration's parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to brief whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling deprives the Lone Star State of standing.

  4. June 28, 2023

    Texas Says Justices' ICE Guidance Ruling Inapt To Parole Suit

    Texas has reiterated its grounds for standing in a challenge to President Joe Biden's parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, saying recent Supreme Court precedent stripping states of the ability to bring similar suits doesn't apply here.

  5. June 21, 2023

    Feds Say States Can't End New Programs Curbing Migration

    The Biden administration urged a Texas federal judge to keep intact parole programs benefiting thousands of people from countries undergoing social upheavals, saying a Texas-led coalition's challenge to the newly enacted programs fell flat amid evidence that they reduced illegal migration.

  6. June 15, 2023

    'Distinct' DHS Policies Need Separate Suits, Texas Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge rejected a request by 13 Republican states to let them challenge a policy allowing the quick release of migrants in their lawsuit challenging another parole policy, saying the policies were different and thus required separate lawsuits.

  7. June 09, 2023

    GOP States Say DHS Release Policy Belongs In Parole Suit

    A coalition of Republican states said a challenge to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security parole policy to quickly release migrants belongs in their suit challenging a separate parole policy, saying it's inevitable for them to be ruled on together.

  8. May 12, 2023

    Texas Judge Puts Off State's Bid To Block DHS Release Policy

    A Texas federal judge on Friday sidestepped the Lone Star State's effort to halt an already blocked Biden administration policy allowing immigration officials to release noncitizens without placing them in removal proceedings amid the wind-down of the Title 42 border policy.

  9. April 20, 2023

    US Citizens Can Join In Texas Expanded Migrant Parole Suit

    A Texas federal judge let American citizens oppose red states' bid to dismantle a Biden administration immigration program, ruling people with loved ones in Central and South America trying to reach the U.S. will "significantly contribute" to the court's discernment of the issue.

  10. April 18, 2023

    US Citizens Defend Interests In Expanded Migrant Parole Suit

    A group of U.S. citizens defended their bid to intervene in a Texas-led challenge to the Biden administration's expanded migrant parole program, arguing they would be directly affected if the suit denied their loved ones visas.