Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work
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
By Rebecca Santana
Published - Jun 18, 2024, 03:50 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 18, 2024, 03:50 PM EDT
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.
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.
A look at the new policy, who might benefit and how: