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Did Biden Do a Good Immigration Thing?
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This week: good immigration news! The Biden administration announced on June 17th that it will be moving forward with a plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for immigrants married to U.S. citizens who have been in the country for more than 10 years through a special “parole-in-place” program. Why does current U.S. immigration law make it so difficult--and sometimes impossible--for so many people who are in loving long-term relationships with U.S. citizens to “do it the right way?” Matt breaks down the legal and historical context of the most important executive action on immigration policy since Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012. We then speak with Emily, a U.S. citizen whose husband stands to directly benefit from this policy, for a firsthand account of the realities of living in immigration limbo.
Official White House announcement of the new parole-in-place program (June 17, 2024)
Extreme Hardship Considerations and Factors (USCIS Field Manual)
If you’d like to support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law!
951 episodes
Manage episode 424717801 series 1328385
OA1043
This week: good immigration news! The Biden administration announced on June 17th that it will be moving forward with a plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for immigrants married to U.S. citizens who have been in the country for more than 10 years through a special “parole-in-place” program. Why does current U.S. immigration law make it so difficult--and sometimes impossible--for so many people who are in loving long-term relationships with U.S. citizens to “do it the right way?” Matt breaks down the legal and historical context of the most important executive action on immigration policy since Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012. We then speak with Emily, a U.S. citizen whose husband stands to directly benefit from this policy, for a firsthand account of the realities of living in immigration limbo.
Official White House announcement of the new parole-in-place program (June 17, 2024)
Extreme Hardship Considerations and Factors (USCIS Field Manual)
If you’d like to support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law!
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