A U.S. district judge in Texas rejected a challenge from Republican states on Friday over a Biden administration policy that sponsors thousands of immigrants.
Judge Drew Tipton argued that the 21 states, led by Texas, failed to prove that the program, which allows up to 30,000 immigrants a month to enter the country, caused them any injury. The states claimed the program is making them spend millions on healthcare, education, and public safety for the asylum-seekers.
“The court has before it a case in which Plaintiffs claim that they have been injured by a program that has actually lowered their out-of-pocket costs,” Tipton The states also argued that the federal government’s authority to use parole is “exceptionally limited” and can only be applied on a case-by-case basis, but Tipton did not address that argument., and Venezuela.
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