President Biden on Wednesday ordered an 18-month moratorium on the removal of some Palestinians in the United States, citing the deteriorating situation in the region as Israel wages war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“While I remain focused on improving the humanitarian situation, many civilians remain at risk. Therefore, I am directing the postponement of the expulsion of certain Palestinians in the United States.” said. Memorandum issued The president read it.
President Biden’s order will allow Palestinian tourists, students and workers in the United States to avoid deportation until at least August 2025, and many will be legally able to seek employment in the United States. It will be recognized.
“I further urge the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate steps to permit noncitizens whose removal has been deferred, as provided in this memorandum, to employment during the period of such deferral, and to 1, directing the Department to consider suspending regulatory requirements for nonimmigrants as the Secretary of Homeland Security deems appropriate,” Biden, 81, said.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden’s order provides “temporary safe haven” for Palestinians in the United States.
A White House official noted that the delayed removal order targets “the vast majority of Palestinians in the United States.”
“Persons who have been convicted of a felony or who are deemed to pose a threat to public safety are not eligible for deferred departure,” Sullivan said. “Those who voluntarily return to the Palestinian territories will lose such protection.”
Hundreds of Democratic lawmakers have urged the 81-year-old Biden since last November to: grant deportation relief to Palestinians Because of the conflict.
Biden has invoked it before. Postponement of forced departure Eligible to certain Liberian and Hong Kong nationals living in the United States.
Similar measures were taken against Ukrainians in the United States after Russia invaded the former Soviet state in February 2022.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims 28,576 people have been killed in the region since Israel’s declaration of war. The group does not distinguish between the deaths of non-combatants and those of terrorists.
