AG James and AG Raoul co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) humanitarian parole programs, or parole pathways, for vulnerable immigrants fleeing dangerous conditions in their home countries. On January 20, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order directing DHS to terminate humanitarian parole programs. As a result, DHS stopped processing new applications for parole pathways and stopped adjudicating current parolees’ applications for other forms of temporary or permanent immigration status. In their amicus brief filed in Doe v. Noem, Attorney General James and the coalition urge the court to grant a preliminary injunction to halt the Trump administration’s actions, which have upended the lives of tens of thousands of legal immigrants and threaten to tear communities and families apart.

“Vulnerable immigrants fleeing violence deserve protection, families seeking stability deserve to be kept together, and new Americans seeking better opportunities deserve to be able to contribute to local economies throughout the nation. The parole pathways programs help address all of these issues, and ending them would force vulnerable people to return to dangerous conditions and would leave thousands of businesses without workers. My office is leading a coalition of attorneys general to fight for these programs and protect vulnerable communities.” – AG James