{"id":2330402,"date":"2024-08-24T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/16-state-coalition-sues-biden-administration-to-block-amnesty-plan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T13:21:42","slug":"16-state-coalition-sues-biden-administration-to-block-amnesty-plan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/16-state-coalition-sues-biden-administration-to-block-amnesty-plan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"16 state coalition sues Biden administration to block amnesty plan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F16-state-coalition-sues-biden-administration-to-block-amnesty-plan-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A coalition of 16\u2064 states, led by \u200dTexas,\u2062 has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to block a new amnesty plan aimed at fast-tracking citizenship for certain\u2062 undocumented immigrants \u2064who have lived in \u2063the U.S. \u2063for over ten years and are married to U.S. citizens. This lawsuit comes two months \u2064after the announcement of the &#8220;Implementation of Keeping Families Together&#8221; program by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which \u200dallows noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to \u200bapply for a status known as \u2064&#8221;parole \u200din place&#8221; (PIP) despite being\u200c in the country\u2062 illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dstates argue that this program circumvents existing immigration laws and\u200c violates\u200c the Constitution and the Administrative \u200dProcedure \u2064Act. They contend that federal laws prohibit undocumented individuals from receiving immigration benefits\u200b without leaving the country first, and believe this program effectively creates a new pathway to permanent residency and\u2062 citizenship without following legal procedures. The suit was filed in the U.S. District \u200cCourt in Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-a-vaccine-mandate-trigger-the-great-resignation\/\" title=\"Will A Vaccine Mandate Trigger The Great Resignation?\">seeking injunctive relief<\/a> to prevent the implementation of the \u200bPIP program.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney \u2062General Ken Paxton criticized the initiative,\u2062 asserting that it \u200dundermines\u2064 U.S. immigration\u200c law \u2063and contributes to \u200cthe\u200d ongoing issue of\u200d illegal immigration. \u200dJoining Texas in the lawsuit are several other states,\u2062 which claim that they will face financial burdens due to the PIP\u2063 program.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">16 state coalition sues Biden administration to block amnesty plan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1737028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A 16-state coalition led by Texas has sued the Biden administration to stop a widespread amnesty plan from going into effect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>They did so two months after President Joe Biden announced the plan designed to fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who&rsquo;ve been living in the country illegally for more than 10 years and who are married to a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Part of his plan was implemented by the Department of Homeland Security this week through its &ldquo;Implementation of Keeping Families Together&rdquo; program. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-hear-arguments-for-reinstating-remain-in-mexico-policy\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to Hear Arguments for Reinstating Remain in Mexico Policy\">enables federal agents<\/a> to &ldquo;process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens who are present in the United States without admission or parole,&rdquo; meaning they are in the country illegally, &ldquo;to request parole in place&rdquo; status.<\/p>\n<p>Granting a PIP status &ldquo;will achieve the significant public benefit of promoting the unity and stability of families, increasing the economic prosperity of American communities, strengthening diplomatic relationships with partner countries in the region, reducing strain on limited U.S. government resources, and furthering national security, public safety, and border security objectives,&rdquo; DHS says.<\/p>\n<p>By doing so, the Biden-Harris administration did &ldquo;an end-around the law&rdquo; by ignoring the Constitution, violating the Administrative Procedure Act, and contravening existing federal law, the coalition argues.<\/p>\n<p>They sued in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division and asked the court to grant injunctive relief to prevent DHS from implementing it.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and their respective heads, are named as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Federal statute prohibits illegal aliens from obtaining most immigration benefits, such as permanent resident status, without first leaving the country and being admitted to re-enter and reside in the country lawfully,&rdquo; the coalition said. Instead of following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/becerra-repeatedly-denies-partial-birth-abortion-ban-exists-during-hearing\/\" title=\"Becerra Repeatedly Denies \u2018Partial-Birth Abortion\u2019 Ban Exists During Hearing\">current federal law<\/a>, the program &ldquo;effectively provides a new pathway to a green card and eventual citizenship,&rdquo; the coalition added, because it allows &ldquo;more than 1.3 million aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States to circumvent the processes established by Congress to apply for permanent residency &ndash; an opportunity that is not legally available to those present in the country unlawfully.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the more than a dozen parole programs DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas created to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-democrats-running-away-from-biden-border-policies\/\" title=\"Several Democrats distancing themselves from Biden&#039;s border policies\">expand illegal entry<\/a> into the country, critics argue, the PIP is also only supposed to be used &ldquo;for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit,&rdquo; not en masse, according to federal law the brief cites.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the federal government is actively working to turn the United States into a nation without borders and a country without laws. I will not let this happen,&rdquo; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. &ldquo;Biden&rsquo;s new parole workaround unilaterally grants the opportunity for citizenship to unvetted aliens whose first act on American soil was to break our laws. This violates the Constitution and actively worsens the illegal immigration disaster that is hurting Texas and our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Joining Texas are the attorneys general of Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the states says they will be &ldquo;irreparably harmed by the PIP program,&rdquo; citing estimated costs to taxpayers who fund a range of subsidized services that illegal foreign nationals receive. They include Medicaid, CHIP, TANF, uncompensated healthcare costs, law enforcement costs due to crime, public education, &ldquo;unemployment, environmental harm and social disorder due to illegal immigration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the number of paroled and illegal aliens&rdquo; in these states increase, the brief argues, &ldquo;the number of paroled and illegal aliens receiving&rdquo; subsidized services will also increase.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also lists an estimated number of foreign nationals illegally living in each of the plaintiff states who are married to a U.S. citizen and may qualify for the PIP program. Texas has the most of an estimated 204,000; Florida has the second greatest number of 93,000, followed by Georgia&rsquo;s 34,000, according to Migration Policy Institute data cited.<\/p>\n<p>The next greatest number is 14,000 in Ohio, 12,000 in Tennessee, 9,000 each in Kansas and Missouri, 7,000 each in Alabama and Louisiana, 6,000 each in Arkansas and Iowa, and 4,000 in Idaho. An unknown number are cited for the states of North and South Dakota and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>DHS said the process began on Aug. 19 and the &ldquo;family unity is a bedrock objective of the U.S. immigration system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1737028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1737028\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coalition of 16 states, spearheaded by Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to prevent the implementation of a broad amnesty initiative. This legal action comes two months after President Joe Biden revealed his plan aimed at expediting citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for over ten years and are married to American citizens. Recently, part of this initiative was enacted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its &#8220;Implementation of Keeping Families Together&#8221; program, which allows certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens living in the country illegally to apply for &#8220;parole in place&#8221; status.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS argues that granting this status will benefit public welfare by promoting family unity, enhancing economic prosperity in American communities, strengthening diplomatic ties with neighboring countries, alleviating pressure on limited government resources, and advancing national security and public safety goals. However, the coalition contends that this approach circumvents existing laws and violates both constitutional provisions and federal regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division, seeking an injunction to halt DHS&#8217;s actions. The defendants include various immigration enforcement agencies along with their leaders. The coalition asserts that federal law prohibits undocumented immigrants from obtaining most immigration benefits without first leaving the country legally; thus they argue that this program effectively creates an unauthorized pathway to permanent residency and citizenship for over 1.3 million individuals unlawfully present in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Critics liken this new parole program to previous initiatives created by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas aimed at facilitating illegal entry into America under humanitarian grounds or significant public benefit\u2014conditions they argue are not being met here due to its mass application.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed strong opposition to these measures: \u201cUnder Joe Biden and Kamala Harris&#8230;the federal government is actively working to turn America into a nation without borders.\u201d He emphasized that allowing unvetted individuals who initially broke immigration laws access to citizenship undermines constitutional integrity while exacerbating illegal immigration issues affecting Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Texas in this legal challenge are attorneys general from Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana Missouri North Dakota Ohio South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Wyoming\u2014all claiming potential irreparable harm due to increased taxpayer burdens associated with services provided to undocumented residents such as healthcare costs related Medicaid CHIP TANF crime-related law enforcement expenses education unemployment environmental impacts social disorder stemming from illegal immigration activities.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also highlights estimates regarding foreign nationals living illegally within each plaintiff state who may qualify under PIP; notably Texas leads with approximately 204000 followed closely by Florida at 93000 then Georgia at 34000 according Migration Policy Institute data cited within documents submitted alongside suit filings indicating similar figures across other states involved including Ohio Tennessee Kansas Missouri Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Iowa Idaho among others where exact numbers remain unspecified particularly North South Dakota Wyoming regions mentioned earlier too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-tax-hike.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39180,32502,4728,39179,7170],"class_list":["post-2330402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-amnesty-plan","tag-biden-administration","tag-block","tag-state-coalition","tag-sue"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-tax-hike.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}