Biden reverses policy barring green-card applicants from entering U.S. A new section of the bollard-type border wall is seen near Sunland Park, N.M., Jan. 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters) By Rhina Guidos • Catholic News Service • Posted February 26, 2021 President Joe Biden announced Feb. 24 a reversal of a 2020 proclamation by the Trump administration that sought to keep those applying for permanent residency cards, popularly known as green cards, out of the country because of the pandemic. The Trump administration said last year it was taking the action to protect U.S. workers who had lost jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. In the reversal, Biden said the action did not “advance the interests of the United States.”