By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square)
Twenty states, led by Texas, filed another lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday, arguing that another immigration policy is illegal.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues that the new US Department of Homeland Security program “will create a de facto path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens,” citing the plan’s chairman, Joe Biden. announced January 5.
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Part of the plan involves expanding the parole system to release an additional 360,000 foreign nationals illegally in the United States, a system Florida has already sued over. The Florida case went to trial on the same day Biden announced he would extend the system Florida is asking a judge to halt.
The proposed expansion would allow up to 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the US a month, and would require Mexico to hold roughly 30,000 a month at US taxpayer expense. The president said illegal entrants will be returned to Mexico between ports of entry from these four countries. Applicants for a work permit can obtain a two-year authorization to reside in the US under the program. If the law established by Congress is enacted, the vast majority of people who apply for this program will be denied entry.
The plan applies to citizens of four countries who entered the U.S. illegally since Biden took office.
In fiscal year 2022 and the first three months of fiscal year 2023, for example, a Record no Cubans and Haitians tried to enter Florida illegally by US Coast Guard and Border Patrol agents. Likewise, a record number of Nicaraguans and Venezuelans have been detained at the southern border, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
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On January 5, DHS Secretary Alexander Mayorkas again Claimed “Closing the border” and expanding the parole system “provides humanitarian relief consistent with our values, cuts down on vicious trafficking organizations, and enforces our laws.” He said, “Individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States are subject to summary expulsion or removal. Individuals provided safe, orderly and legal passage into the United States are less likely to risk their lives traveling thousands of miles at the hands of ruthless smugglers, to reach our southern border and face the legal consequences of illegal entry. “
Paxton argues that the program is unconstitutional because Congress authorized parole only for foreign nationals who meet specific criteria that were not met in this instance. However, contrary to existing law, the program creates a way for program participants to apply from their home country and gain legal status to enter the US and stay for two years or longer.
Like previous expansions of the parole system, the program was implemented “without engaging in the usual notice and comment rulemaking process required by law,” Paxton argues, “another episode of the administration’s abuse of its executive authority.” Its clear objective for immigration policy: open borders and amnesty for all.”
Paxton said Biden’s border policies are creating a humanitarian crisis and major problems for border states.
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“Every state in America, especially border states like Texas, is being crushed by the effects of illegal immigration,” he said. “Biden’s open borders agenda has created a humanitarian crisis that is increasing crime and violence on our streets, overwhelming local communities, and exacerbating the opioid crisis. This illegal amnesty program invites hundreds of thousands of aliens to the US each year, exacerbating this immigration crisis.
The complaint The parole system can only be applied “on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit”, not en masse as it is used or proposed.
“The parole program established by the Department fails each of the three limiting factors of the statute. It is not case-by-case, not for urgent humanitarian reasons, and does not advance any significant public benefit. Instead, it amounts to the creation of a new visa program that would allow hundreds of thousands of aliens to enter the United States, “There is no basis for doing so otherwise. It violates, rather than complies with, clear limitations imposed by Congress,” the complaint said.
The suit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division. The defendants include Mayorkas, US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur Jaddou, US Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy Miller and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Executive Director Tay Johnson and their respective agencies.
Joining Paxton are the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wyoming, Utah. .
Seven of them, including Paxton, joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody last year calling Mayorcas to resign. Texas members of Congress called for his impeachment, arguing that he was deliberately not enforcing the laws established by Congress and had violated his oath of office.
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Despite Mayorkas’ dismissal of his claims and repeated claims that “the border is secure,” under his watch, a large number of known Terrorists Arrested for entering the US illegally on record. National security experts fear that terrorists and criminals who enter illegally will not be caught.
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
