In response to fraud concerns, the Biden administration is resuming an immigration program that permits individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the country.

Religious organizations have been pressing Congress and the Biden administration to address an abrupt procedural change in the government’s handling of religious worker green cards for over a year.

Attorney General Ashley Moody of Florida filed a complaint on Tuesday, claiming that requests for records about specific immigration processes handled by federal agencies have violated the Freedom of Information Act.

On Wednesday, a U.S. judge maintained a temporary injunction against the Biden administration’s initiative to legalize immigration for spouses of citizens. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker of Texas decided to keep the program on hold until September 23 in order to allow for legal briefing and potentially a hearing.

A contentious plan that would let some immigrants living in the US illegally to obtain first-time homebuyer loans was approved by the California Senate on Tuesday.

A person with knowledge of the situation suggests that the Biden administration may soon resume a significant immigration program that was put on hold this summer due to worries about fraud.