TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 8, 2024

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy designed to ease the path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The initiative known as “Keeping Families Together” allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for a green card without first having to leave the country.  Texas-based U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker put the policy on hold in August after Texas and 15 other states filed a legal challenge. This week he found that the administration overstepped its authority by implementing the program and stretching the legal interpretation of relevant immigration law, National Public Radio reports.