President Biden and his administration are reversing many of Trump’s anti-immigration policies.
Since most of Trump’s policies where 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
- Biden Announces New Actions to Keep Families Together (6-17-24)
- Biden Administration Considers Protections for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens (6-9-24)
- President Announces New Actions to Secure the Border (6-4-24)
- President Issues Order Allowing Temporary Border Closure to Migrants – New York Times (6-4-24)
- 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 Shields Palestinians in the U.S. From Deportation (2-14-24)
- President and Congress are Mulling Big Changes on Immigration (12-10-23)
- U.S. Will Build Stretch of Border Wall and Begin Deportations to Venezuela (10-5-23)
- Biden Sets Refugee Admissions at 125,000 for Fiscal Year 2024 (9-28-23)
- U.S. Will Allow Nearly 500,000 Venezuelan Migrants to Work Legally (9-20-23)
- Biden administration sues Texas over floating border barriers used to repel migrants (7-24-23)
- White House Announces End of COVID Vaccination Requirement for International Air Travelers (5-01-23)
- U.S. to set up migrant centers in Guatemala, Colombia to curb border arrivals when Title 42 orders end (4-27-23)
- U.S. and Canada Reach an Agreement on Turning Away Asylum Seekers (3-23-23)
- How Biden came to embrace Trumpian border policies (2-22-23)
- Biden Administration Announces New Border Crackdown (2-21-23)
- Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point (2-6-23)
- Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees (1-19-23)
- US, MEXICO SIGN MEMORANDUM TO PROTECT TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS (1-17-23)
- Biden Announces Major Crackdown on Illegal Border Crossings (1-5-23)
- Border Program to Expel Migrants Must Remain in Place, Supreme Court Rules (12-27-22)
- 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)
- Judge Enjoins U.S. Government From Suspending Title 42 (5-20-22)
- 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)
- CDC Terminates Title 42, Effective May 23, 2022 (4-1-22)
- Biden Administration Prepares Sweeping Change to Asylum Process (3-24-22)
- U.S. Vows to Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees (3-24-22)
- USCIS Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (3-16-22)</a
- USCIS Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (3-3-22)
- Biden Makes It Easier for STEM Grads to get OPT, O-1A Visas and Green Cards through NIWs (1-21-22)
- Latest attempt at immigration reform ousted from Democrats’ bill (12-16-21)
- Omicron Travel Ban on Persons from 9 African Countries (11-26-21)
- U.S. Allows Vaccinated Foreign Travelers to Enter (11-8-21)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Travelers to the United States (11-8-21)
- The U.S. will open the Canada and Mexico borders for fully vaccinated travelers (10-12-21)
- DHS Issues New Arrest and Deportation Guidelines to ICE Agents (9-30-21)
- The Biden administration will raise the cap on refugee admissions to 125,000 (9-20-21)
- DHS Continues TPS Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
- COVID Vaccinations Required for Green Card Applicants Starting October 1, 2021 (8-25-21)
- U.S. Can Expedite Removal of Migrant Families, Biden Administration Says (7-26-21)
- 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)
- Employment Authorization for Certain Adjustment Applicants (6-09-21)
- Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration (5-31-21)
- Memorandum on Restoring the Department of Justice’s Access-to-Justice Function and Reinvigorating the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (5-18-21)
- Revocation of Health Insurance Requirement (5-14-21)
- Memorandum for the DOS on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021 (5-3-21)
- Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Persons from India Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting (4-30-21)
- Biden to nominate Texas sheriff to lead ICE (4-27-21)
- Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for DHS (4-12-21)
- A Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 10014 – Lifting the Ban of Immigrant Visas (2-24-21)
- Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration (2-04-21)
- 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)
- Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians (1-20-21)
- Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities (1-20-21)
- Fact Sheet: President Sends Immigration Bill to Congress as Part of His Commitment to Modernize our Immigration System (1-20-21)
- Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States (1-20-21)
- Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction (1-20-21)
- Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (1-20-21)
- 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.
- House Outlines Immigration Provisions in Latest Build Back Better Package (11-3-21)
- 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
- DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule (9-08-22)
- More than a Million People could Die Waiting for Green Cards (8-04-22)
- Biden wants an Industrial Renaissance. He can’t do it without Immigration Reform. (7-31-22)
- 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 will Keep Trump’s Historically Low Limit on Refugee Admissions (4-16-21)
- Biden to Nominate Trump Critics to Lead USCIS and CBP (4-12-21)
- U.S. Reaches Agreements with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Increase Enforcement Against Migration (4-12-21)
- Phyllis Coven Becomes USCIS Ombudsman (3-14-21)
- Secretary Mayorkas Designates Burma for Temporary Protected Status (3-12-21)
- Merrick Garland is Confirmed as Attorney General (3-10-21)
- 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)
- Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Biden’s Immigration Plan (2-18-21)
- Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week (2-16-21)
- Undoing Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Will Mean Looking at the Fine Print (2-10-21)
- A Plan B for Immigration Reform (2-05-21)
- Alejandro Mayorkas Sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security (2-02-21)
- The Reality Behind the Plan to Legalize 11 Million Immigrants (1-27-21)
- Administration Replaces Top Immigration Court Official (1-27-21)
- Ashley Tabaddor, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (1-25-21)