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Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some w

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  1. Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

  2. Newest

    Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. FOX 4 Dallas

    President Biden to announce plan that could grant citizenship to 500K immigrants (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The plan would allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply to become permanent residents and, eventually, citizens.

  2. Seattle Times

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under new plan from Biden (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    President Joe Biden is taking an expansive, election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. It comes after his own...

  3. NBC4 Washington

    Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in...

  4. The Oregonian

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Here's what's in Biden's plan to offer some migrants a pathway to citizenship, and how it will work (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    It is one of President Joe Biden's most sweeping immigration policies and one that migrant advocates had been heavily lobbying the administration to undertake.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Biden offers pathway to U.S. citizenship to some undocumented immigrants in sweeping new plan (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The policy will allow certain U.S. citizens’ spouses who lack legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship. The move could affect upwards of half a million immigrants.

  7. WMUR

    500K immigrants could get US citizenship under new Biden plan (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Joe Biden is taking an expansive, election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without U.S. legal status.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the southern border earlier this month that enraged advocates and man…

  9. Al Jazeera

    Biden unveils plan allowing hundreds of thousands to gain US citizenship (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Advocates say US president’s effort to regularise some undocumented immigrants will help keep families together.

  10. The Columbian

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get U.S. citizenship under a new plan from Biden (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his ow

  11. Portland Press Herald

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get U.S. citizenship under new plan from Biden (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    To qualify, an immigrant must have lived in the United States for 10 years as of Monday and be married to a U.S. citizen.

  12. Voice of America

    Half a million immigrants could get US citizenship under new plan from Biden (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Administration will allow certain spouses of US citizens to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship

  13. Times Of San Diego

    Biden to Offer Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants Married to Americans (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce a program offering a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.

  15. La Crosse Tribune

    Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    President Joe Biden ordered an expansive election-year step Tuesday to offer potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S.

  16. New York Times

    How Biden’s New Immigration Policy Works (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The new policy will give some 500,000 people a pathway to citizenship.

  17. Gopusa

    Biden to announce widespread amnesty plan for illegal immigrants (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square ) – President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new plan on Tuesday that will fast track a path to citizenship for foreign nationals who’ve been living in the country illegally for more than 10 years and married a U.S. citizen.

  18. Foxla

    Biden to give legal status to some undocumented spouses of US citizens (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The Biden administration will allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency, and eventually, citizenship. Here’s what to know.

  19. RedState

  20. The Guardian

    Biden set to open citizenship pathway for spouses and children of US citizens (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Immigrants who have resided in US for 10 years would be able to pursue legal status while living in country

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Biden offers path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden will announce a program today offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens, a large-scale legalization effort that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump’s plan for mass de…

  22. The Columbian

    Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some w

  23. Al Jazeera

    Biden’s new immigration plan: How will it work? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ahead of the 2024 election, Biden gives some undocumented migrants a pathway to US citizenship.

  24. Legitgov

  25. NBC News

    How Biden's executive action will work to give some immigrants a pathway to citizenship (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A new Biden administration policy will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children and another one helps Dreamers.

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