Asylum-seeker program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans allowed to continue by federal judge
Houston, Texas – A federal judge in Texas ruled that a program allowing up to 30,000 would-be asylum-seekers from four countries to enter the U.S. via airports each month can continue, despite a lawsuit filed by Republican officials in the state. The lawsuit questioned the legality of the administration’s use of parole under immigration law to grant entry to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton stated that Texas …