On Thursday, the Biden administration faced a significant setback when a federal judge struck down a proposal aimed at granting legal protections to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. Known as the “Keeping Families Together” program, this initiative, introduced over the summer, was designed to offer relief to undocumented spouses of American citizens. However, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker, appointed by former President Trump, ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its executive authority with this measure.
America First Legal, a conservative legal organization, announced the court’s decision on social media, stating: “We just WON our lawsuit with Ken Paxton, Raul Labrador, and a coalition of 14 states. We have officially STOPPED the Biden-Harris Administration’s illegal attempt to grant mass amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens.”
Gene Hamilton, Executive Director of America First Legal, provided a statement to Fox News, asserting that the program would have granted amnesty to vast numbers of undocumented immigrants, potentially setting a precedent for an “administrative amnesty” of historic proportions. “Since day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has dedicated itself to the decimation of our immigration system and the erasure of our borders. Time and again, the States stood up,” Hamilton said.
He further praised the efforts of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other attorneys general who opposed the program, adding, “Today, the great State of Texas and the courageous Ken Paxton, alongside a coalition of other brave Attorneys General, succeeded in stopping an illegal program that would have provided amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens and paved the path for the largest administrative amnesty in American history. We are proud to stand alongside these patriots in defense of our great nation.”
