The president, who is facing mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel, used an authority that exempts people from deportation if their homeland is in crisis.

President Biden on Wednesday shielded thousands of Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, using an obscure immigration authority as he faces mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war.

About 6,000 Palestinians are eligible for the reprieve under a program called Deferred Enforced Departure, which allows immigrants whose homelands are in crisis to remain in the United States and work legally.

In a memo obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Biden said that “many civilians remain in danger” in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.

“Therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Palestinians who are present in the United States,” he said.

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  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you don’t vote, or you vote for an unviable candidate, you’re allowing a candidate endorsing genocide to win.

    That won’t work. They aren’t viable, and you’ll just be allowing one of the genocide endorsing candidates to win.

    And make no mistake, they’re not viable. No third party candidate is even close of winning a single state.