The Biden administration will allow families separated on the southern border by the Trump administration to reunite and remain in the U.S., the White House announced Monday.
“We hope to bring families together, either here or in their country of origin. We hope to be able to give them the election. And if, in fact, they try to meet here in the United States, we will explore lawful avenues so that they can stay in the United States and meet family needs, ”the national security secretary said. Alejandro Mayorkas
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“We are acting in the most restorative way possible.”
Under the ex President Trump
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Mayorkas, head of the family reunification working group established by President Biden
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Immigration advocates have argued that the Biden administration should not only reunite families, but also try to compensate those harmed under the Trump administration.
“We applaud Secretary Mayorkas’ commitment to remedying the torture and abuse of families separated from their children in immigration proceedings. Of course, the devil is in the details and Secretary Mayorkas must get rid of them all. warnings and qualifications around his announcement and continue with everything needed to correct the evil, “American Civil Liberties Union executive director Anthony Romero said in a statement Trump’s” zero tolerance policy. ” resulted in the separation of the American Japanese internment during World War II.
Mayorkas, however, was in little detail as to what legal route would be offered to families who choose to remain in the United States, making it unclear what kind of work permits could be granted.
“We should have a legislative solution to allow families affected by zero tolerance to stay in the U.S.. They should be offered a path to permanent citizenship given what they have experienced,” said Jorge Loweree, political director. of the American Immigration Council.
This aspect could be included in Biden’s immigration legislation that is making its way into Congress, although the bill has already provoked a major boost from Republicans.
The White House was also unclear whether the policy would be offered to those who had already reunited with their children.
“Reunification needs to happen as soon as possible, but we also need to consider working to address the significant damage the government has imposed on all families affected by the policy previously,” Loweree said, adding that “there is damage that many children and parents will have to suffer, possibly for life” as a result of the separation.
Mayorkas also announced Monday that Michelle Brané, who most recently led the Migrant Rights and Justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission, would be the executive director of the working group.
—Updated at 13.30