Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Parole Policy

In a surprising ruling, a federal judge dismissed the Texas lawsuit brought against President Biden’s parole policy for migrants. The controversial policy permits certain migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to apply for parole and temporarily live in the US if approved.

The Texas lawsuit, led by Texas and other Republican-led states, argued that the Biden administration was using parole authority too broadly. However, the federal judge rejected this claim. In his ruling, Judge Drew B. Tipton stated that Texas and the other plaintiff states failed to prove they had been financially harmed by the policy.

What Was The Texas Lawsuit Challenging?

The Texas lawsuit specifically focused on challenging the Biden administration’s use of parole for migrants from select countries. Through the parole program, up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. They can apply to fly to the US and temporarily reside here if sponsored by family or organizations.

In dismissing the Texas lawsuit, the federal judge said that Texas had not shown that the parole policy increased their expenditures. Since border crossings from those nationalities have actually declined since the program began. This undercut the state’s argument that it had financially injured by the policy.