Republican Lawsuit Threatens Biden's Immigration Policy, Endangering Thousands Seeking US Entry

A lawsuit filed by 21 Republican-leaning states threatens to end a Biden administration immigration program that allows up to 360,000 people annually from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the US under the humanitarian parole program. The lawsuit argues that the program is an overreach of parole power and undermines the authority of Congress. If the Biden administration loses the lawsuit, it could undermine its broader immigration policy. The administration credits the program with reducing illegal border crossings and argues that it has the power to use humanitarian parole in this way. Immigrant rights groups have joined the legal proceedings to advocate for the program and its impact on sponsors and migrants.