A pathway to permanent residency for undocumented immigrant family members of US citizens was ruled unlawful by a district court judge in a win for Republican-led states.
District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the Department of Homeland Security did not have statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant parole in place to immigrants eligible for the program dubbed Keeping Families Together.
The program allowed roughly half a million spouses and 50,000 stepchildren of US citizens without lawful status to apply for a green card and work permit without leaving the country. Without the program, those ...
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