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

  1. April 11, 2023

    GOP States Say US Citizens Don't Belong In Parole Suit

    The Texas-led coalition of GOP states suing to halt President Joe Biden's parole program for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans said a group of U.S. citizens seeking to join the suit have no right to intervene in the case.

  2. April 10, 2023

    Judge Rebuffs Feds' Evidence 'Fishing' Claim In Parole Suit

    A Texas federal judge allowed 21 Republican states challenging the Biden administration's parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians to collect evidence outside the administrative record, citing an exception to the general rule barring discovery in such cases.

  3. April 03, 2023

    Feds Slam GOP States For Evidence 'Fishing' In Parole Suit

    The Biden administration opposed a discovery request lodged by 21 Republican states suing over a parole program for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans, saying the states gave no valid explanation for seeking evidence outside a nearly 7,000-page administrative record.

  4. March 30, 2023

    US Citizens Urge Court To Let Them Defend Parole Programs

    Seven U.S. citizens urged a federal court to let them defend Biden administration immigration programs that they're using to bring loved ones to the country, saying they have direct stakes in a Texas-led lawsuit that threatens to end the policies.

  5. March 10, 2023

    Texas Judge Nixes DOJ Judge-Shopping Claim In Parole Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Friday rejected the Biden administration's argument that there is a "public perception" problem with the state's strategy of challenging the president's policies in single-judge divisions, saying he won't transfer a suit over the parole program.

  6. February 16, 2023

    GOP States Decry DOJ's Judge-Shopping 'Slur' In Parole Suit

    Texas and 19 other Republican-led states have slammed the Biden administration for using the so-called slur "judge shopping" to support the federal government's bid to transfer the states' legal challenge to the recently expanded parole program for migrants out of a single-judge division in the Southern District of Texas.

  7. February 15, 2023

    Texas Asks Judge To Halt Expanded Migrant Parole Program

    Texas asked a federal judge to block the Biden administration's expanded parole program for migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua, detailing the costs it said "unchecked" migration imposes on the coalition of states its leading in challenging the initiative.

  8. January 27, 2023

    Feds Slam 'Blatant Forum Shopping' In GOP-Led Parole Suit

    The Biden administration wants to move a challenge to its recently expanded parole program for migrants out of a single-judge division in the Southern District of Texas, suggesting the 20 Republican states that filed the suit are judge shopping.

  9. January 24, 2023

    Texas Leads Challenge To Expanded Migrant Parole Program

    A coalition of 20 states asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to strike down President Joe Biden's expanded parole program allowing up to 30,000 migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua to legally enter the U.S. every month.