Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined an amicus brief with six other attorneys general asking a federal court to throw out the Biden Administration’s “Parole-in-Place” (PIP) rule. That rule allows for individuals who are not authorized to be in the country to stay while they are applying for residency. It is usually granted on a case-by-case basis, but the brief contends that the Biden Administration rule provides for a blanket authorization.
“The Biden-Harris administration’s ‘Parole-in-Place’ rule would greatly exacerbate the nation’s border crisis, which is already creating unprecedented criminal activity in Oklahoma,” said Drummond. “This misguided policy increases costs and administrative burdens for our state when the federal government should be working hard to decrease them. As Oklahoma’s chief law enforcement officer, I believe it is important to challenge this rule to protect the public safety as well as our resources. We must secure our communities.”
The group claims the updated rule exceeds the power granted by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Drummond was joined by the attorneys general in Indiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia.
