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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        • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I was there Gandalf. I was there three thousand years ago, when Isidur took the Ring. I was there the day the strength of Men failed.

    • Hegar@kbin.social
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      10 months ago

      I don’t think that generalisation is as applicable as it was back when we were a sole superpowerand there was a the bipartisan consensus on foreign policy.

      Polls from a month or less back were showing that just over half of all Democrats and half of 18-35 y/os believe Israel is commiting genocide. Of the rest, more were undecided than didn’t think it was a genocide. Democrats and youth care about this issue. Large voting blocks in key swing states care about this issue.

      You just can’t support a war that over half your base call genocide and think it’s not going to hurt you. It will absolutely drive down youth and Arab-American turn out, which is very dangerous for Democrats.

    • Crow_Thief@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I mean, im only one guy, but Biden’s handling of israel has singlehandedly shifted me into being a Never Biden voter.Genocide matters, and if he isnt willing to rip up a treaty over it, it is on all of us to make sure we put in someone who will. Anybody who votes for biden at this point has to admit theyd also have voted for Hitler.

      • KaTaRaNaGa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Never Biden voter on all of us to make sure we put in someone who will

        Ok troll, take your sanctimonious BS and go home. If Biden or Trump (or, Godwin’s Law arriving right on time, Biden or Hitler) are equivalent in your eyes, you are lost.