Immigrants begin receiving relief from deportation under new Biden administration executive order
Cecilia, a 24-year-old Immigrants from Mexico spoke exclusively with ABC News.
ByArmando Garcia
August 21, 2024, 7:30 PM
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Cecilia sat in front of her computer repeatedly refreshing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services webpage on Monday, waiting for the application for the Biden administration's "Keeping Families Together" program to show up on her screen.
Minutes later, she clicked it open and submitted the form in less than 20 minutes.
A little more than 24 hours later, she got an e-mail sharing the news that she had been waiting 20 years to hear.
"I see that I got approved, and I'm like, oh that was quick," she told ABC News in an interview. "I was lost for words…a whole bunch of emotions were going on."
Cecilia, who asked ABC News not to disclose her full name so she can freely disclose her immigration status, is one of the first immigrants to receive parole in place, a temporary relief from deportation under a new program that allows undocumented spouses and stepchildren of United States citizens to apply for permanent legal residence without having to leave the country.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/immigrants-begin-receiving-relief-deportation-new-biden-administration/story?id=113033565
