Texas and seven other state attorneys are suing the CMA program once again.
The Central American Minors (CAM) Program was enforced by former President Barack Obama. President Joe Biden reinstated it after the Trump administration halted it during their period.
The CMA program, formulated in the Obama-era, allows minor children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to join their parents/legal guardians residing in the US. The 2014 migration program for minors was halted in 2017. Former President Donald Trump had pointed out that terrorist organizations could infiltrate refugee camps and stressed that the US needs a strict immigration policy to ensure national security.
The move to prevent children from joining their parents was considered brutal and criticized throughout the nation. Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton and Arkansas, Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, and Oklahoma attorneys have filed a lawsuit against its reinstatement under the Biden administration in 2021.
The attorneys argue that migration imposes a financial burden in terms of educational and healthcare funding. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Remain in Mexico are the two policies that were previously sued.
Obama’s initial plan allowed only biological and step-children of legal immigrants, Biden expanded the rule to admit children of legal guardians and pending asylum cases. The officials received 12,100 applications, and they approved 99% of the reviewed 6300 cases.