Biden temporarily protects Palestinians in the US from deportation amid conflict abroad

Biden administration to defer deportation of Palestinian immigrants in US amidst war

US President Joe Biden issued a directive on Wednesday allowing for Palestinian immigrants to say in the US without facing deportation for 18 months. Palestinian immigrants within the US are now covered under “deferred enforced departure,” which aims to provide a “temporary safe haven” for Palestinians who qualify. However, individuals convicted of felonies or deemed to pose a public safety threat do not qualify. Those who voluntarily return to …

Biden Admin, Arabs Advance Palestinian State Blueprint; Israel Slams 'Huge Reward' for Terrorism

As fighting escalates in Gaza and along Israel's northern border, the U.S.

‘All about votes’: Biden orders 18-month pause in deportations of Palestinians in US

Fox News Commentator Tomi Lahren says Joe Biden’s 18-month pause in deportations of Palestinians living in the United States is “all about votes” because he is taking “a lot of flack” from young people and communities pushing for recognition of Gaza. “Look no further than Michigan, where Joe Biden is not doing well because he hasn’t come out, I guess, in enough support of the Palestinian people, AKA … Hamas and Hamas sympathisers,” Ms Lahren tol…

Biden is Right to Grant Temporary Refuge to Palestinian Migrants Already in US, but Should go Further

Rubble in Gaza. October 2023. (Apaimages/SIPA/Newscom)   Yesterday, the Biden administration granted temporary refuge to Palestinian migrants currently in the United States, who might otherwise be subject to deportation. The grant of Deferred Enforced Departure status (known as DED) allows about 6000 Palestinians to remain in the US for an additional 18 months, and the Department of Homeland Security will allow these people to work in the US dur…

US President Joe Biden has decided to suspend for 18 months the expulsion of Palestinians living in the United States, the White House has announced, in a move that seeks to assuage the anger of a section of the progressive electorate and Arab-Americans who accuse them of supporting Israel in the Gaza War, RFI and News reports. Ro.

Since the beginning of the Gaza War, when Joe Biden speaks in public, pro-Palestinian demonstrators mingled in the crowd protest.They criticize Joe Biden's support of Israel and call on the American president to speak out in favor of a durable truce between Israel and Hamas that protects the civilian population.These criticisms have become so virulent that the White House fears electoral repercussions. Many progressive or Arab voters may not vot…