Republican states sue to end federal program for undocumented migrants

Biden program could give US citizenship through marriage to nearly half a million people without legal status

Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million migrants without legal status who are married to US citizens a path to citizenship.

Sixteen Republican-led states filed suit on Friday to halt the program launched by Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that the Biden administration bypassed Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for blatant political purposes".