State Of Texas et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al

  1. November 07, 2024

    Texas Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Spousal Parole

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday held that President Joe Biden's administration didn't have the authority to implement a rule allowing noncitizens and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while they apply for green cards and work permits.

  2. October 28, 2024

    Biden Immigration Rule Pushes 'Mass Amnesty,' Texas Says

    Texas told a federal judge that a Joe Biden administration rule allowing noncitizens and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while they apply for green cards and work permits ignores existing immigration law and was an attempt at pushing "mass amnesty."

  3. October 21, 2024

    Feds Say Texas Isn't Injured By DHS Spousal Parole Program

    The Biden administration is urging a Texas federal judge to find its Keeping Families Together program is lawful, arguing the Lone Star state doesn't have standing to challenge the regulation since it can't show it's being injured by the program.

  4. October 16, 2024

    Red States Defend Texas' Standing To Protest Family Parole

    Republican states backed Texas' attack on a Biden administration program easing green card access for U.S. citizens' unauthorized family members, telling a Texas federal court that it must give special consideration to Texas' standing to challenge the federal program.

  5. September 05, 2024

    Texas Judge Extends Block On DHS Spousal Parole Program

    A Texas federal judge Wednesday denied the Biden administration's bid to lift a soon-to-expire pause on issuing parole under its new program for certain U.S. citizens' relatives seeking green cards while in the U.S., extending the temporary stay for another 14 days.

  6. September 04, 2024

    DHS Seeks To Lift Block On Spousal Parole Program

    The Biden administration urged a Texas federal court to restore its policy letting certain foreign relatives of American citizens such as spouses apply for green cards from within the U.S., saying that states opposing the policy haven't shown it caused financial harm.

  7. August 26, 2024

    Biden Admin's New Green Card Rule Hit With 14-Day Pause

    A Texas federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the Biden administration from granting parole under its new program for noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens seeking green cards from within the U.S., days after Texas accused the administration of exceeding its parole authority.

  8. August 23, 2024

    Texas Sues To Halt Green Cards For Mixed-Status Families

    Texas sued the Biden administration Friday seeking to block a new program for noncitizens and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for green cards and work permits from within the country, saying it exceeds the administration's parole authority.