Coverage dated August 26, 2024

East Texas judge orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Headline from Fox7 Austin

A federal judge in East Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.

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58 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Judge blocks Biden program providing pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration program that allowed undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to apply for green cards without leaving the U.S.

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    Federal judge in Texas orders temporary pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Federal judge in Texas orders temporary pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens.

  3. Fox7 Austin

    East Texas judge orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    A federal judge in East Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A federal judge has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens.

  5. NPR

    Judge orders pause on Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children.

  6. Forbes

    Federal Judge Halts Biden Program Offering Legal Status To Undocumented Spouses Of U.S. Citizens (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Biden administration had said its "Keeping Families Together” program could help more than 500,000 immigrants in the country, along with around 50,000 of their children.

  7. Breitbart News

    Texas Court Blocks Joe Biden's Parole Amnesty (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Biden's "Parole in Place" amnesty for roughly 500,000 illegal migrants who have married Americans.

  8. RedState

  9. WMUR

    A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The order puts the program on hold for at least two weeks while the challenge continues.

  10. The Guardian

    Judge blocks ‘parole in place’ program for immigrant spouses of US citizens (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Biden’s program allowed undocumented spouses to remain in the country while seeking permanent residency

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Judge halts Biden program offering legal status to undocumented spouses (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A federal judge in Texas has frozen President Joe Biden’s attempt to offer a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens and

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal judge pauses Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states, led by Republican attorneys general, challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children.

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

  14. Triblive

    Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens (opens Triblive)

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    McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The administrative stay issued by U.S. District Judge J.

  15. NPR

    A federal judge has paused the Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together plan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A federal judge has temporarily paused a Biden administration program that offers some immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship without having to leave the country first.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Judge halts Biden administration program offering legal status to spouses of US citizens (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A Texas judge ordered a pause on a Biden administration program offering status to the spouses of U.S. citizens, which attorneys general said was political.

  17. Herald Bulletin

    Judge pauses Biden program offering legal status to spouses of US citizens (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.

  18. CBS News

    Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from granting legal status to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens under a new program.

  19. KOB 4

    A judge pauses key Biden immigration program. Immigrant families struggle to figure out what to do. (opens KOB 4)

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    Immigration attorneys say families are in limbo after a federal judge in Texas paused a Biden administration program that would provide immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a pathway to citizenship. The order Monday night by a federal judge in Texas followed a challenge by 16 states and is led by Repu…

  20. Fox News

    Judge pauses Biden policy allowing path to citizenship for migrant spouses (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker paused Monday a Biden administration policy allowing legal status for spouses of American citizens.

  21. Hiawatha World Online

    Judge halts Biden-Harris plan to give spouses of illegal immigrants pathway to citizenship (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    (The Center Square) – A federal judge on Monday temporarily paused a Biden administration program that would grant a path to citizenship for the spouses of American citizens.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Judge in Texas pauses Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Responding to a challenge from red states, a federal judge in Texas pauses Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal immigration status.

  23. Fox News

    Federal judge blocks Biden admin move to give legal status to illegal immigrant spouses of US citizens (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Biden administration's policy announced in June to give a pathway to legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants married to U.S. spouses has been put on hold.

  24. New York Post

    Texas judge pauses Biden plan to offer ‘amnesty’ to 500K illegal migrants married to US citizens (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Texas federal judge on Monday put a temporary pause on President Biden’s plan to fast track permanent residency for illegal migrants married to American citizens.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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