In June 2024, the Biden Administration announced its plan to rollout a transformative process called Keeping Families Together (KFT) parole. After the program went live and started receiving applications on August 19, that same week, Texas and 15 additional states filed a lawsuit, and in addition, a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) asking the court to immediately block the process.
Eleven individuals, in addition to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), have filed a motion to intervene asking the court to be a party to the lawsuit, so that their interests and perspectives are considered by the court, rather than just those of the federal government. The KFT process offers mixed status families the chance to be free from the constant anxiety of being torn apart, and ensuring that they would otherwise not have to face uncertainty and danger, in addition to family separation, of returning to their countries of origin. There are several requirements to apply for the KFT process, including that undocumented spouses have been in the U.S. for at least 10 years, and married for at least one year, since the program was announced on June 17.
Justice Action Center and Make The Road New York are representing the individual and organizational clients in this case.
News Coverage:
- 8/26/24 | NBC News | Immigrant families file motion to defend Biden program as Republican states sue
Advocacy Tools:
- KFT Intervention Toolkit | by JAC + MRNY
