TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 26, 2024

Tennessee along with Texas and 14 other states filed a complaint Friday in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the Biden administration’s "parole in place" program, which offers temporary removal protections and work authorization to immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens. According to Bloomberg Law, the states argue that the program, which aims to help about 500,000 immigrants and their stepchildren, exceeds the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) authority and violates constitutional provisions. They seek to block the program, claiming it imposes significant financial burdens and extends DHS’s parole authority beyond legal limits. The department defends the program as lawful and consistent with American values.