Joe Biden, outgoing President of America.
Washington: Outgoing President Joe Biden has suffered a major setback as Kamala Harris lost the election. A judge appointed by newly elected President Donald Trump has struck down Biden’s immigration policy. Let us tell you that in this immigration policy of Biden, there was a demand to help the spouses of undocumented American citizens. But the judge has declared the undocumented policy for spouses of US citizens illegal. This is the first biggest shock that Biden faced after Trump was elected president.
Many priorities were drastically changed when a federal judge on Thursday struck down the validity of the Biden administration’s “parole in situ” policy. The immigration program provided legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens who were undocumented. But after Donald Trump won the presidential election, US District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker canceled Biden’s policy in his decision. This decision of the judge has come after the projected victory of newly elected President Donald Trump in the 2024 US elections. This signals the return of the Republican leader to the White House.
What was Biden’s policy?
Let us tell you that in an effort to promote family unity among mixed status families, the Biden administration had announced a policy of keeping such families together earlier this year. However, the results of Trump coming to power have already shown a major defeat for Biden’s bleak tenure. Barker’s latest move as President-elect Trump’s appointee during his first term dismantles a policy Biden pushed during his initial reelection campaign. This law would have protected some undocumented married partners of US citizens from deportation. The program also allowed them to work legally in the United States as they progressed toward citizenship. This would have reserved space for people who had been living in the country for 10 years without committing serious crimes. Additionally, the policy’s deportation protections would have extended to undocumented stepchildren of US citizens.
The decision will affect 7 to 8 lakh people
According to CNN report, previous estimates indicate that the cancellation of this program by the Biden administration could affect the spouses of at least 750,000 to 800,000 American citizens. However, Trump has also separately vowed to seal and militarize the US-Mexico border, which would trigger the largest mass deportation in the country’s history. It is no surprise that the safeguards set out by the Keeping Families Together policy have already been dismantled.
