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Biden Bets Big On Immigration Changes In Opening Move

Angela Gervasi

President Joe Biden's Inauguration Day announcements on immigration are far-reaching. A raft of executive orders undoes many of his predecessor’s hallmark initiatives, such as halting work on a border wall with Mexico and lifting a travel ban from several predominantly Muslim countries. Proposed legislation would give a path to citizenship to anyone in the United States before Jan. 1, 2021 — an estimated 11 million people. The bill faces an enormous test in Congress. The Homeland Security Department announced a 100-day deportation moratorium and halt to returning asylum-seekers to Mexico to wait for hearings in U.S. immigration court.