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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    9 months ago

    Daily reminder that if Trump wins, all of these people will be deported. He’s said he’ll refuse all Palestinian refugees.

    The reality is that no matter what you do, you are complicit. Unless you go to jail for tax evasion, you’re helping fund the genocide. If you don’t vote, or you vote for an unviable candidate, you’re allowing a candidate endorsing genocide to win.

    There is no option that will not make you complicit in genocide. That’s the shitty reality we have to accept. Within that reality, there are options which will make human suffering worse, and there are options which will lessen suffering. All we can do is choose the options that minimize human suffering.

    Whatever happens in November will not stop the genocide, but we can make sure that what happens will put us on the path to stopping it. It’s my belief that if Democrats win decisively, the Republican Party will be finished. Their brand of fascism will be thoroughly rejected, and the party will splinter. At that point in time, Democrats will absorb moderate Republicans, and they’ll split in two. We’ll have the moderate, Democrat party. A smaller progressive party. And a tiny fascist party. That progressive party will grow over time until it can influence policy.

    Or, to put it more simply, I don’t need Biden to win. I need Trump and Republicans to badly lose.