Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Tuesday that he is spearheading a coalition of seven attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against a Biden-Harris administration rule. This rule, known as the “Parole-in-Place” (PIP) policy, would permit illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and access employment and public benefits.
The brief was submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas as part of a broader legal challenge to the PIP rule. This policy is expected to allow over one million undocumented individuals to live as temporary legal residents while they pursue permanent residency, which Knudsen argues will impose significant costs and administrative burdens on states.
“Defendants’ latest move is to rewrite immigration law to allow over a million illegal aliens to remain in the United States as temporary legal residents,” Knudsen stated. “This action comes amid an ongoing immigration crisis that imposes hundreds of millions of dollars in new expenses on states related to law enforcement, education, and healthcare programs.”