Biden Immigration Plan Targeted in Suit by GOP-Led States (2)

A coalition of 20 mostly Republican-led states sued the Biden administration seeking to block new US plans to grant certain migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela temporary residency under a parole program.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, contends the program unlawfully creates a pathway to citizenship for the migrants awarded entry and exceeds executive authority on immigration policy.

“Every state in America, especially border states like Texas, is being crushed by the impacts of illegal immigration,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. “This unlawful amnesty program, which will invite hundreds of thousands of aliens into the US ...