Federal judge halts Biden-Harris immigration policy deemed 'unlawful' by 16 state attorneys general

Federal judge halts Biden-Harris immigration policy deemed 'unlawful' by 16 state attorneys general

Christian Post,

A federal judge sided with 16 state attorneys general and temporarily halted a Biden-Harris policy that could enable over 500,000 illegal aliens to remain in the United States, with the plaintiff states arguing the program would "irreparably harm" them and incentivize illegal immigration.

The plaintiffs argued that the program would "irreparably harm" their states and encourage illegal immigration.

Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, issued an administrative stay on Monday, temporarily blocking the policy.

The decision follows a lawsuit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 15 other states against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other Biden administration officials. America First Legal served as co-counsel in the lawsuit.

States that joined Texas in the lawsuit are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming.

"The claims are substantial and warrant closer consideration than the court has been able to afford to date," Barker wrote. 

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