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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  • Hegar@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Issues are relevant beyond the immediate community of the affected. You think only Palestinian people care about this issue?

    When the government does this it’s partly to show some action and partly to prevent a headline like “We deported this man. A week later the Israelis killed him in an air strike on a hospital”

    • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Issues are relevant beyond the immediate community of the affected.

      What electoral issue beyond the Venezuelan community? Still a question you don’t answer. Just say I don’t know and I leave you alone. Sometimes we do things I’m this country simply because it’s the right thing to do not because of some reward.

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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      9 months ago

      If he’s gonna die in a hospital, it’s going to be in an American hospital due to our terrible health care system!