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Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

  • A federal judge in Texas paused a Biden administration policy allowing spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without leaving the country, marking a setback for citizenship efforts.
  • The stay issued by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker follows a challenge by 16 states, which could impact around 500,000 immigrants and 50,000 children.
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Houston. A Texas judge on Monday temporarily suspended a government program that speeds up the process of obtaining legal status for foreign spouses of Americans. This measure is an obstacle to President Joe Biden's immigration policy ten weeks before the presidential elections. The plan announced in June seeks to benefit at least half a million immigrants in the United States. Campbell Barker, a federal judge in Tyler, Texas, upheld a lawsuit f…

A Texas judge temporarily paused a government program on Monday that speeds up the process of obtaining legal status for foreign spouses of Americans, a blow to Joe Biden's immigration policy ten weeks before the presidential elections. The Democratic president's plan announced in June seeks to benefit at least half a million immigrants in the United States. However, this Monday, Campbell Barker, a federal judge in Tyler, Texas, accepted a lawsu…

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A federal judge in Texas temporarily suspended an important Biden administration policy aimed at simplifying the citizenship process for spouses of U.S. citizens. Announced in June, the policy allows eligible spouses to remain in the U.S. while applying for a green card. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker issued an administrative stay following a 16-state lawsuit led by Republican attorneys general. Does the Biden administration's new policy…

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A federal judge in Texas temporarily suspended an important Biden administration policy aimed at simplifying the citizenship process for spouses of U.S. citizens. Announced in June, the policy allows eligible spouses to remain in the U.S. while applying for a green card. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker issued an administrative stay following a 16-state lawsuit led by Republican attorneys general. Does the Biden administration's new policy…

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Durango Herald broke the news in on Monday, August 26, 2024.
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