Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants without it Author: Cindy Carcamo, Andrea Castillo, Molly O Toole, Los Angeles Times Updated: January 16 Published January 16
In this June 18, 2020, photo, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students celebrate in front of the Supreme Court after the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Print article During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to send a groundbreaking legislative package to Congress to address the long-elusive goal of immigration reform, including what’s certain to be a controversial centerpiece: a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants who are in the county without legal status, according to immigrant rights activists in communication with the Biden-Harris transition team.