Weekly Round-Up: Executive Orders; Deportations; Protection Extensions : Immigration Law Blog

Biden Administration’s New Government Orders on Immigration

On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed three govt orders on immigration, additional crystalizing his agenda for the following 4 years.

The primary govt order formally creates a activity drive that can search to reunite households that have been separated on the border throughout the earlier administration, particularly revoking former President Trump’s govt order that established the kid separation coverage. The duty drive’s essential duties embody working nationwide to search out mother and father and kids who have been separated on the border, recommending to the President and federal companies measures that may be taken to reunify households, and suggesting steps to stop household separation sooner or later.

The second order addresses implementing a plan for protected and lawful migration. The order requires the research and investigation of the underlying points that at present drive migrants from their properties, notably migrants from Central America, and for proposing options to mitigate a few of these points. The Biden Administration additionally plans to make sure that Central American refugees and asylum seekers have entry to authorized avenues for aid in the USA and requires a overview of former President Trump’s coverage of forcing immigrants to stay in Mexico whereas awaiting a court docket listening to in the USA.

A remaining of the brand new govt orders calls for a “top-to-bottom overview” of present immigration insurance policies. It particularly instructs companies to overview the “public cost” rule – which allows the U.S. authorities to disclaim admission to an immigrant if it believes that particular person is prone to settle for sure public advantages – in addition to associated gadgets. The order additional directs companies to conduct full and thorough opinions of latest rules, insurance policies, and steering which have created limitations to authorized immigration in the USA.

Tons of Deported in Early Days of Biden Administration

Regardless of President Biden’s promise of a moratorium on deportations throughout his first few months in workplace, lots of of people have been deported from the U.S. to a minimum of three nations: Jamaica, Guatemala, and Honduras; and extra deportation flights are nonetheless scheduled for later this month.

On his first day in workplace, President Biden signed an govt order pausing deportations for 100 days. Nonetheless, final week, a U.S. District Choose for the Southern District of Texas granted a brief restraining order to cease enforcement of President Biden’s order. On Friday, January 29, 2021, the court docket prolonged the short-term restraining order till February 23, 2021. The Justice Division has not but sought to dam the order.

TPS for Syrians Prolonged for 18 Months

On January 29, 2021, Appearing Secretary for the Division of Homeland Safety David Pekoske prolonged the present Momentary Protected Standing designation for Syrians till September 2022. The devastation and shortages of fundamental requirements brought on by the continued civil battle have brought about a spike in refugees and internally displaced individuals coming from Syria.

This extension permits Syrians or stateless people who final resided in Syria to hunt TPS designation even when they entered the U.S. after August 1, 2016 – the final time TPS was designated for Syrians. Accordingly, Syrian nationals or residents in the USA who haven’t but registered for TPS ought to seek the advice of with an immigration legal professional promptly with a view to decide if they’re eligible for defense from removing.

The U.S. authorities will decide subsequent yr whether or not additional extension of the TPS designation is warranted.

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