President Biden and his administration are reversing many of Trump’s anti-immigration policies.
Since most of Trump’s policies were enacted by Executive Orders rather than through legislation, this has enabled the President to cancel many of these policies without having to go through Congress.
The White House website states as follows:
“President Biden will reform our long-broken and chaotic immigration system. President Biden’s strategy is centered on the basic premise that our country is safer, stronger, and more prosperous with a fair and orderly immigration system that welcomes immigrants, keeps families together, and allows people across the country—both newly arrived immigrants and people who have lived here for generations—to more fully contribute to our country.”
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Biden’s Immigration Policies is divided into the following subtopics:
- Biden’s Proclamations, Fact Sheets, Nominations
- News – Immigration Agencies
- Immigration Legislation Introduced in Congress
- Our Articles About Biden’s Immigration Policies
- Additional Resources
Biden’s Immigration Proclamations, Fact Sheets, Nominations
Given that the Republicans hold a small majority in the House of Representatives and that there is a split in the Senate, we don’t expect any far-ranging immigration legislation to be enacted into law. However, the following Executive Orders, Policies and Nominations are significantly changing the immigration policies of our country:
- Biden Announces Program To Help Undocumented Spouses Of US Citizens
- DHS Strengthens Border Security, Reduce Irregular Migration, & Mobilize International Partnerships (6-4-24)
- Presidential Proclamation to Suspend and Limit Entry and Joint DHS-DOJ Interim Final Rule to Restrict Asylum During High Encounters at the Southern Border (6-4-24)
- President and Congress are Mulling Big Changes on Immigration (12-10-23)
- Biden administration sues Texas over floating border barriers used to repel migrants (7-24-23)
- US, MEXICO SIGN MEMORANDUM TO PROTECT TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS (1-17-23)
- Biden accepts resignation of CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus (11-13-22)
- Biden admin to roll out plan to manage flow of Venezuelan migrants (10-12-22)
- Immigration Agency Races to Issue 280,000 Available Green Cards (7-8-22)
- Uniting for Ukraine Update (4-26-22)
- Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole Program Starts on April 25 (4-21-22)
- Biden Released His Budget for 2023 – What Does it Mean for Immigration Issues? (4-8-22)
- USCIS Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (3-16-22)</a
- USCIS Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (3-3-22)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Travelers to the United States (11-8-21)
- DHS Issues New Arrest and Deportation Guidelines to ICE Agents (9-30-21)
- DHS Continues TPS Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
- Impact of Attorney General’s Decisions in Matter of L-E-A- and Matter of A-B- (6-16-21)
- USCIS Expedite Criteria and Circumstances (6-09-21)
- Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny (6-09-21)
- Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border (2-02-21)
- Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families (2-02-21)
- Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans (2-02-21)
- Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census (1-20-21)
News – Immigration Agencies
- DHS News
- USCIS News
- ICE News
- CBP News
- Immigration Courts (EOIR) News
- Department of State – Visa News
- Department of Labor Announcements
Immigration Legislation Introduced in Congress
Both the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 were passed by the House of Representatives on March 21, 2021.
- U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
- American DREAM and Promise Act of 2021
- Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
- FAIR Proceedings Act
Our Articles About Biden’s Immigration Policies
- How the Dream and Promise Act Would Help Legal Dreamers
- Biden Immigration Plan – 7 Important Take-Aways
- Biden And Congress Need To Act In 2021 To Keep Immigrant Families Together
- U.S. Citizenship Act Of 2021
- President Signs 6 Immigration Executive Orders
Additional Resources
- Letter to President Biden from 7 Senators Urging Him to Protect Certain Immigrants from Mass Deportations (12-9-24)
- DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule (9-08-22)
- Senators ask Biden to Shield Ukrainians from Deportation (2-28-22)
- Court-Ordered Reimplementation of MPP Policy Guidance (12-2-21)
- Supreme Court Orders “Remain in Mexico” Policy to be Reinstated (8-24-21)
- Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners (6-14-21)
- Justice Department ends Trump-era limits on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’ (4-28-21)
- Additional 22,000 H-2B Visas Added by DHS (4-20-21)
- Biden to Nominate Trump Critics to Lead USCIS and CBP (4-12-21)
- Phyllis Coven Becomes USCIS Ombudsman (3-14-21)
- Secretary Mayorkas Designates Burma for Temporary Protected Status (3-12-21)
- DHS Secretary Statement on the 2019 Public Charge Rule (3-09-21)
- DHS Statement on Litigation Related to the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
(3-09-21) - Secretary Mayorkas Designates Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months (3-08-21)
- DHS Secretary Mayorkas Announces Family Reunification Task Force Principles and Executive Director (3-01-21)
- New Bill Has Many Good But Two Bad Measures For Employment Immigrants (2-19-21)
- Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week (2-16-21)
- Alejandro Mayorkas Sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security (2-02-21)
