Montana is among eight states that sued the federal government last week over an immigration program allowing children and certain family members from parts of Central America to join parents living legally or seeking asylum in the U.S.
Montana joined Texas, Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma in asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to find the Central American Minors Program, or CAM Program, unconstitutional.
The states argue that the program, designed to bring children and caregivers from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to the U.S. to join parents living here legally, was unilaterally created and later expanded under President Joe Biden rather than authorized by Congress. The states allege harm in terms of public services provided to immigrants living in the country illegally.
