Attorney General Steve Marshall is applauding a federal judge overturning a Biden administration policy that would have allowed a significant number of illegal immigrants to remain in the country under a policy called Parole in Place (PIP).
The rule would have allowed non-citizens in the country illegally to remain as “applicants for admission” so long as they were the spouse or stepchild of a U.S. citizen and have been present in the United States since June 2014.
The program, called Keeping Families Together, was announced in June by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA defined an applicant for admission as a noncitizen present in the United States who has not been admitted.” Noncitizens who are present in the U.S. without admission or parole may be considered for PIP under this process because they remain “applicants for admission.”
Marshall joined a 16-state coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the rule, claiming DHS lacked the statutory authority to implement such a program. The coalition argued that authority falls on Congress. The plaintiffs argued the PIP program would have allowed more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants already in the states to apply for permanent residency.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued the final judgment on Thursday, concurring with the plaintiffs that DHS lacked the authority to implement the PIP program.
“It’s been a great week for America and the rule of law,” Marshall said. “The Biden-Harris regime did everything they could to circumvent or rewrite laws to fit their radical agenda, causing chaos at our border, and in our backyards. The courts and Americans saw right through these nefarious plans. Alabama is looking forward to January 20, and the bold leadership of President Trump,”
Marshall joined Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming and America First Legal in filing the lawsuit.
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