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Biden will announce deportation protection and work permits for undocumented spouses of US citizens

By immigrationprof

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After changing the terrain for asylum seekers last week and facing political criticism, President Biden is rumored to announce today ” a sweeping new policy . . . that would lift the threat of deportation for hundreds of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats.”

Biden is set to announce the new program at a White House event to celebrate the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy that offered relief to young undocumented immigrants.
 
According to the Associated Press, the policy will allow what could be close to 490,000 “spouses of U.S. citizens an opportunity to apply for a “parole in place” program, which would shield them from deportations and offer them work permits if they have lived in the country for at least 10 years, . . .  .”.

KJ

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