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20 Republican states sue Biden admin over Migrant parole program

Since President Joe Biden took office, more than 4 million illegal migrants have entered the United States, with a record 2.4 million doing so in fiscal year 2022 alone.

By Ben Whedon
Updated: January 24, 2023 - 5:14pm

A group of 20 Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration over its migrant program that allows a set monthly amount of migrants to enter the U.S. from select countries.

Texas, supported by 19 other states and America First Legal, filed the suit asserting that the Department of Homeland Security had effectively created a visa program without congressional approval "by announcing that it will permit up to 360,000 aliens annually from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be 'paroled' into the United States for two years or longer and with eligibility for employment authorization."

The states cited congressional limits on the DHS's parole authority, asserting that it can only issue parole on a case-by-case basis and that the agency lacked the authority to authorize the new program. Moreover, they state that DHS ignored the mandatory notice-and-comment rulemaking requirement outlined in the Administrative Procedure Act and that the plaintiff states would suffer irreparable harm should the policy go forward.

Since President Joe Biden took office, more than 4 million illegal migrants have entered the United States, with a record 2.4 million doing so in fiscal year 2022 alone. The crisis shows no sign of abating, with roughly 216,000 migrants crossing the border in December 2022, an 11% increase over the November totals.

That surge was largely driven by an influx of Cuban and Nicaraguan migrants, which the Biden administration took to indicate that its parole program for Venezuelans was succeeding, given the decline of migrants from that country. Migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti would benefit from the expanded parole process.

On paper, the program aims to limit the number of uninvited arrivals at the southern border by creating a pathway for migrants to have their entry pre-approved while still in their home country.

"We anticipate this action is going to substantially reduce the number of people attempting to cross our southwest border without going through a legal process," Biden said when announcing the program's expansion, according to Fox News.

20 Republican states sue Biden admin over Migrant parole program | Just The News

well don't just say it do it remove the SB he no good & Obama is in on this also & get Trump back you may not like Trump but he would never let this happen Trump is for our country & he is the only one that save our country

We already let in 1,000,000 legally which is too many!

No more people!

We have no housing, we are broke, our schools and healthcare system cannot handle this!

We owe these foreign citizens nothing!

We already give these countries billions against OUR will.

January 24, 2023 | Press Release | Immigration



Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop New Program that Would Allow Hundreds of Thousands of Aliens to Come into the Country Every Year




Attorney General Paxton is leading a multistate coalition that is suing the Biden Administration over a new Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) program that unlawfully creates a de facto pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of aliens.

The DHS program would establish a new visa system that would allow for up to 360,000 aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be “paroled” into the United States every year. But Congress has authorized parole only for foreign aliens who meet very specific standards that have not been met in this instance.

Yet, contrary to existing law, the program creates a pathway for program participants to apply from their home country and gain lawful status to enter and stay in the U.S. for up to two years, or even longer.

The Biden Administration also instituted this program without engaging in the usual notice and comment rulemaking process required by law. This constitutes yet another episode in which the Administration has abused its executive authority in furtherance of its apparent objective for immigration policy: open borders and amnesty for all.

“Every state in America, especially border states like Texas, is being crushed by the impacts of illegal immigration,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The Biden open borders agenda has created a humanitarian crisis that is increasing crime and violence in our streets, overwhelming local communities, and worsening the opioid crisis. This unlawful amnesty program, which will invite hundreds of thousands of aliens into the U.S. every year, will only make this immigration crisis drastically worse.”

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