President Joe Biden intends to make a radical new plan announcement on Tuesday that would ease the deportation of tens of thousands of Americans who are married to Americans. This is an extreme election-year immigration reform initiative that some Democrats had hoped to support.
Biden , was hosting a White House event to honor an , Obama- time directive that offered deportation protections , for fresh undocumented immigrants and may reveal the new program therefore, according to three people briefed on the White House plans. The plan will allow almost 490, 000 , spouses of U. S. citizens , an opportunity to apply for a “parole in place” plan, which would protect them from deportations and offer them work permits if they have lived in the country for at least 10 years, according to two of the people briefed. Because they were not permitted to discuss the announcement in public, they all spoke under the condition of anonymity.
The White House on Monday declined to comment on the announcement.
Families who could stand to gain from Biden’s actions were scheduled to show up at the White House event on Tuesday afternoon.
Administration officials have been considering various options for protections for immigrants who lack legal status in the United States but who have longstanding ties, even after the White House put together a restrictive proposal that essentially put an end to asylum processing in the country. S- Mexico border.
Biden is quoting a body that no longer only provides deportation protections and work permits, but also removes a legal hurdle that makes it possible for qualified immigrants to seek permanent residency and eventually, U.S. citizenship. It’s a power that’s already been used for other categories of immigrants, such as members of the U. S. military or their family members who lack legal status.
At the White House’s a , June 4 event, Biden announced his decision to suspend asylum processing for many migrants arriving in the country.” In the weeks ahead — and I mean the weeks ahead,” he said.” Today, I have spoken about what we need to do to secure the border.
According to two of the people briefed, Biden was also expected to make a policy change that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients to apply for visas rather than the temporary work authorization they currently receive.
A Democratic group of lawmakers known as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has pushed for legislation to allow unaccompanied students from American colleges to obtain work visas as well.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was instituted by then-President Barack Obama to protect young immigrants who lacked legal status, were scheduled for Tuesday afternoon’s White House event. They were known as “dreamers.”
