A recent court ruling in the United States has had a significant impact on the Biden administration's immigration policy. A federal court has rejected efforts by some states, led by Texas, to halt a central immigration program, known as Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV), which allows up to 30,000 citizens of those countries to stay in the U.S. temporarily.

According to El País article, Judge Drew Tipton, appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled that Texas and the other Republican states failed to prove the damage caused by Biden's immigration policy. That decision was not based on the legality of the program, but rather on the lack of justification for the lawsuit filed by Texas.

This is not the first legal confrontation over Biden's immigration policy. Last summer, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge last June led by Republicans against a policy that prioritized the deportation of immigrants deemed a high risk to public safety or those apprehended at the border.

“The justices voted 8-1 to allow the policy to take effect, recognizing there is not enough money or manpower to deport all 11 million or so people who are in the United States illegally. Louisiana and Texas had argued that federal immigration law requires authorities to detain and deport even those who pose little or no risk. But the court held that the states lacked the legal standing, or right to sue, in the firstplace”.

The most recent lawsuit was filed by a conservative coalition led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing that the arrival of immigrants has forced the state to spend millions on public services.

The court ruling was praised by immigration advocates, highlighting the benefits of the CHNV program for individuals, families and communities in the U.S. Since its launch in 2022, hundreds of thousands of migrants from the four nations included in the program have entered the United States, primarily from Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

The El País article also mentions that the Department of Homeland Security used this program to allow citizens of countries at war, such as Afghans and Ukrainians, to enter the U.S.

The court ruling represents a victory for the Biden administration's immigration policy, ensuring the continuity of the CHNV program despite ongoing challenges and debates surrounding immigration in the United States.