A federal judge in Florida entered a 15-year consent decree that sets aside a Biden-era border parole policy and bars the Department of Homeland Security from restoring that approach, or adopting a materially similar categorical parole pathway aimed mainly at easing detention crowding or speeding processing, giving Florida a court-enforced tool that could constrain future administrations.
The decree, entered Feb. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, resolves a lawsuit Florida filed in May 2023 challenging a Border Patrol memorandum titled "Policy on Parole with Conditions in Limited Circumstances Prior to the Issuance of a Charging Document (parole with conditions)," commonly shortened as PWC.
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Jim Thomas ✉
Jim Thomas is a writer based in Indiana. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science, a law degree from U.I.C. Law School, and has practiced law for more than 20 years.