Judge Tosses Out Biden Program For Undocumented Spouses NYT | Top Stories Hamed Aleaziz 8 November 2024 at 10:11 The ruling issued by a federal judge in Texas struck down a new initiative aimed at helping undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens stay in the country. © Anna Rose Layden for The New York TimesPresident Biden on Thursday. When the initiative was announced, Mr. Biden had hailed it as a way to keep families together and offer them the comfort of knowing they would avoid deportation.