Immigrants applaud Biden’s immigration plan, prepare for action By Olivia P. Tallet, Staff writer
January could have marked a sad, forced return to El Salvador for Angela Hernandez’s family after living in the United States for 23 years. Instead, she said President Joe Biden’s action on immigration on the same day of his inauguration has turned Jan. 20 into one of the most hopeful that she can remember.
Only a few months ago, on a day in mid-September, the Salvadoran immigrant said she woke up to yet more news about the Donald Trump administration’s quest to expel around 400,000 immigrants like her who have been legally residing and working in the country with Temporary Protected Status or TPS.
This story was originally published by Borderless Magazine, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that humanizes stories of immigration. Sign up for the Borderless Magazine newsletter for weekly updates.
By Diane Bou Khalil, Borderless Magazine
On Wednesday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. His presidency follows four years of dramatic changes to the nation’s immigration system and unprecedented restrictions on refugees and asylum seekers.
Already, Biden has promised to reverse many of President Trump’s immigration policies early in his tenure. A memo from incoming chief of staff Ron Klain, sent to senior staff on Saturday, indicates that Biden intends to sign close to a dozen executive actions on and shortly after Inauguration Day, including a measure to end Trump’s Muslim ban. The president-elect also plans to submit a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress. The proposed plan will allow DACA recipients and others to apply f
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