The Supreme Court of the United States has denied an emergency petition from the Biden Administration concerning a contentious immigration policy, Parole-in-Place. This decision follows a U.S. District Court ruling in Texas that found the administration's actions illegal and halted the program.
Attorney General Raúl Labrador commented on the ruling, stating, "The Supreme Court stopped the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to skirt Congress and misapply our immigration laws for political ends." He emphasized the importance of adhering to the rule of law.
The Parole-in-Place program was initially designed to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the United States temporarily for "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit" while their applications were processed. However, it was argued that the administration expanded its scope significantly, allowing over 1.3 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country. This led Idaho and Texas, along with 14 other states, to file a lawsuit against these actions.
After last week's U.S. District Court decision declaring these actions unconstitutional, the administration sought intervention from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which declined to overturn the lower court's decision. Subsequently, an emergency petition was filed with SCOTUS seeking relief from this situation.
On Thursday evening, SCOTUS denied this request from the Biden Administration.