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November 8, 2024

Judge Tosses Program That Would Allow Undocumented Spouses to Stay in U.S. During Legal Process
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A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy
that would grant undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens a pathway to U.S.
citizenship without having to leave the country. Trump-appointed Judge
J. Campbell Barker sided with Texas and over a dozen other
Republican-led states, declaring the program illegal. The Keeping
Families Together program was expected to benefit some half-a-million
mixed-status families. Even if Biden's Justice Department appeals the
ruling, the case is likely to stretch into the incoming anti-immigrant
Trump administration.


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