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March 2, 2021

Biden Administration Paves Way for Reunification of Families Separated by Trump 
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In immigration news, the Biden administration is giving asylum-seeking
parents separated from their children by Trump the opportunity to decide
if they want to reunite with their children on U.S. soil or in their
country of origin.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who's heading Biden's
family reunification task force, said Monday the policy was "the most
powerful and heartbreaking example of the cruelty that preceded this
administration." Mayorkas said the government will explore "legal
pathways" to allow parents who choose to return to the U.S. to be with
their kids to remain in the country.

While immigrant justice advocates celebrated the move, many have vowed
to keep fighting until Biden abolishes the detention of all
asylum-seeking families.


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