Texas is seeking to block another Biden administration immigration move that would allow border officials to process asylum claims – which the state says will allow for more migrants to enter the US.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday, requesting the rule not be implemented and declared unlawful, as the crisis at the southern border rages on
“The last thing TX needs is Biden to make it easy for aliens to break into USA through false claims,” Paxton wrote in a tweet, sharing a Fox News article obtaining the suit.
“We know what’ll happen when the rule goes into effect: new waves of illegals claiming ‘asylum.’ I’m suing to stop it.”
At the end of March, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced the rule saying it will “improve and expedite processing of asylum claims made by noncitizens subject to expedited removal.”
“The rule authorizes asylum officers within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to consider the asylum applications of individuals subject to expedited removal who assert a fear of persecution or torture and pass the required credible fear screening,” they announced.
After reviewing all relevant information in an asylum request, border officers will be permitted to decide on the individual’s request. Individuals who are not granted asylum will then be sent to an immigration judge for a “removal proceeding,” which would take place within 90 days.
The rule is set to take effect on May 29.
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