
Undocumented migrants married to US citizens could go from the prospect of an eased path to citizenship to increased chances of getting deported after a federal judge from Texas struck down a recent policy from the Biden administration.
The program in question allowed migrants who met specific eligibility criteria and stepchildren of US citizens to apply for a green card while in the country, a change from the previous policy that required them to leave the country, potentially unable to return for several years as the bureaucracy progressed.