FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TYLER, TEXAS – A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas has denied Justice Action Center and Make the Road New York’s motion to intervene on behalf of 11 directly impacted individuals and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) who have applied for the Keeping Families Together (KFT) parole process. […]
The stay blocks the federal government from granting approvals for 14 days; applications are still being accepted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TYLER, TEXAS — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas has granted an administrative stay, barring the federal government from granting approvals for the Keeping Families Together parole process for the next 14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TYLER, TEXAS – Justice Action Center and Make The Road New York announced a motion to intervene in Texas v. DHS, the federal lawsuit filed last week by Texas and other states aiming to block the new Keeping Families Together (KFT) process. Justice Action Center and Make The Road New York have
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
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Biden-Harris administration has officially opened the Keeping Families Together process, also known as “parole in place.” Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: “Starting today, longtime undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens can apply for the Keeping Families Together (KFT) parole in process, offering
Civil Rights Coalition Won Reprieve for Age-Out Children Through Recent Lawsuit
Children of Permanent Residents and U.S. Citizens Exempt from New Immigration Ban Read More »
Today, litigators from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Justice Action Center (JAC), and Innovation Law Lab, with pro bono support from Mayer Brown LLP, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents petitioning for their children and derivative relatives to join them in the United States. The lawsuit requests
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