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President Joe Biden signed three new executive orders relating to immigration on Tuesday. Along with the executive orders issued immediately after his inauguration and the immigration legislative proposal sent to Congress on Day 1 of the new administration, these orders mark a stark new direction in immigration policy to strike a more welcoming tone with respect to immigrants, and to move away from the more restrictive rules and guidelines implemented during the Trump administration.
The executive orders announced this week include the following:
Restoring Faith in Our Immigration System and Promoting Integration of New Americans
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Hill Democrats may be fine with that. Even immigration reform advocates say they’d understand.
Taken together, Joe Biden’s legislative immigration plan and swift unilateral actions present a clear departure from the last time a Democrat was in the White House. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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When President Joe Biden unveiled an immigration bill on the first day in office, he sent a signal to advocates, the Democratic base, and Congress that the issue was a top priority for him.
But even as the president and Democrats on the Hill begin the heavy lift of turning a priority into law, the White House is weighing taking a secondary path: doing it piece by piece.
A caravan of almost 8,000 migrants, mostly from Honduras, was broken up by Tuesday in Guatemala
Migrants were bussed from the village of Vado Hondo, where they clashed with Guatemala security forces during weekend and Monday, and dropped off at the El Florido border crossing
The migrants left Honduras on Thursday and were able to march into Guatemala where they clashed with security forces blocking their path to Mexico
The migrants were seeking passage into Mexico to continue their journey to the southern United States border and apply for asylum
President-elect Joe Biden s Homeland Security Secretary nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, said Tuesday that the U.S. will reopen asylum process