A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump sided with one of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies in a surprise ruling on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton ruled against Texas and 20 other Republican-led states challenging a Biden administration program that allows as many as 30,000 migrants who are seeking asylum from four countries to enter the U.S. on an emergency basis each month.
Tipton, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas by Trump in 2020, ruled on Friday that the Lone Star State lacked standing to bring the lawsuit and had not demonstrated that it was “injured” by the program.