A Trump-appointed judge in Texas has blocked the implementation of an executive order from President Joe Biden that would have granted immigrants in the country without authorization but married to U.S. citizens an easier path to citizenship, CBS News reported.
The decision by District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker came as a result of a request from 16 Republican-led states that challenged the new policy. The Texas judge’s order brings a large immigration program — one that opened just last week and would have provided relief to 500,000 immigrants who have lived in the country for over 10 years — to a screeching halt.
