The Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from allowing more asylum-seekers to remain in the United States.
The lawsuit (pdf), filed April 28, seeks a permanent ruling against an interim Biden administration rule that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says will “release even more illegal aliens into our country.”
The new federal immigration rules would allow asylum officers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to screen applicants who are subject to expedited removal from the country. People who say they’re fearful of torture or prosecution in their country of origin can remain if they successfully pass a test.
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