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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

January 24, 2023

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*Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop New Program that Would Allow?*?

*Hundreds of Thousands of Aliens to Come into the Country Every Year*?

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AUSTIN ??Attorney General Paxton is leading a multistate coalition that is suing the Biden Administration over a new Department of Homeland Security (?DHS?) program that unlawfully creates a de facto pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of aliens.??

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The DHS program would establish a new visa system that would allow for up to 360,000 aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be ?paroled? into the United States every year. But Congress has authorized parole only for foreign aliens who meet very specific standards that have not been met in this instance. Yet, contrary to existing law, the program creates a pathway for program participants to apply from their home country and gain lawful status to enter and stay in the U.S. for up to two years, or even longer.?

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The Biden Administration also instituted this program without engaging in the usual notice and comment rulemaking process required by law. This constitutes yet another episode in which the Administration has abused its executive authority in furtherance of its apparent objective for immigration policy: open borders and amnesty for all.??

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?Every state in America, especially border states like Texas, is being crushed by the impacts of illegal immigration,? said Attorney General Paxton. ?The Biden open borders agenda has created a humanitarian crisis that is increasing crime and violence in our streets, overwhelming local communities, and worsening the opioid crisis. This unlawful amnesty program, which will invite hundreds of thousands of aliens into the U.S. every year, will only make this immigration crisis drastically worse.??

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To read the full lawsuit, click here [ [link removed] ].??

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