TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 29, 2024

Earlier this summer, President Joe Biden announced a new pathway to citizenship for immigrant spouses. The plan, an expansion of a current program known as “Parole in Place,” was designed to allow certain undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens to stay in the country and work legally. The new “Keeping Families Together” program began accepting applications last week but is now in limbo after a federal judge in Texas blocked it, the Associated Press reports. The plan is being challenged by 16 states, including Tennessee. The government says it will continue to accept applications and fight to reinstate the program.