Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with attorneys general from 15 other states, has initiated legal action against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over an executive action by the Biden administration that seeks to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. The lawsuit targets the department's recent "parole-in-place" program, which aims to provide amnesty to 1.3 million illegal aliens who have certain family members in the United States.
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously ruled that parole cannot be used as a blanket measure for allowing large groups of noncitizens to remain in the country. In a decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court stated, “DHS may exercise its discretion to parole applicants only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.”
Yost criticized the Biden administration’s plan as an attempt to provide categorical amnesty for removable noncitizens, which he argues is a direct violation of federal law. “Executive actions that flout the law and undermine our legal immigration system are not only reckless but illegal,” Yost said. “The rule of law demands that we uphold the laws as written, not twist them to fit a political agenda.”
Joining Yost in this legal challenge are attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.
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