The federal judge on Friday rejected the request to implement obstacles in the immigration process facilitated by the Biden administration for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela entering the United States.

The humanitarian parole program, which allows around 30,000 migrants per month from these countries, is said to be necessary due to the ongoing humanitarian crises in the targeted nations. However, states such as Texas argue that the program has led to increased costs in healthcare, education, and other areas.

Since President Joe Biden initiated the acceptance of migrants from these four countries in 2022, the United States has welcomed 138,000 Haitians, 86,000 Venezuelans, 74,000 Cubans, and 58,000 Nicaraguans.

U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, ruled that the states involved in the lawsuit against the federal government lacked evidence of harm, thus lacking the legal standing to proceed with their case.

“In reaching this conclusion, the Court does not address the lawfulness of the Program,” Tipton wrote in his decision.

“The court has before it a case in which plaintiffs claim that they have been injured by a program that has actually lowered their out-of-pocket costs,’’ he wrote

“The record establishes that the number of CHNV [Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan] nationals entering the United States since the program’s implementation has dramatically decreased by as much as 44 percent,” he wrote.

“Plaintiffs, therefore, are unable to demonstrate that they have been injured by the program, and as a result they lack standing to bring these claims,” he added.