President Biden's Immigration Law

Starting Tuesday, May 4th, The Biden administration will ban most travel from India amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

"On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
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The president said he supports reconciliation if immigration-related bills can't reach the 60-vote threshold. Currently, there are "narrow bills providing citizenship pathways for Dreamers and legal status for farmworkers are currently stalled in the Senate after passing the House earlier this year," reports Politico.
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Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced an immigration bill to address rising levels of migrants at the southern border.
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The Washington Post reported that the Supreme Court "seemed unlikely Monday to find that thousands of immigrants who entered the country illegally and were granted a temporary stay for humanitarian reasons may seek permanent residency."
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That deadline for the 100-day review is approaching. However, ICE has yet to announce a formal process to review the cases of everyone in its custody for release, including those who are not enforcement priorities.
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On December 31, 2020, former President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue to Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market. Although this proclamation extended Presidential Proclamations (P.P.) 10014 and 10052 through March 31, 2021, President Biden rescinded P.P. 10014 on February 24, 2021.
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Certain business travelers, investors, treaty traders, academics, students, and journalists may qualify for national interest exceptions under the Presidential Proclamation (PP) covering travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Qualified travelers who are applying for or have valid visas or ESTA authorization may travel to the United States even as the PP remains in effect following the procedures below.
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In February 2021, the US Citizenship Act of 2021 was introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives (HR 1177). There is a lot of information introduced about how the Citizenship Act of this year will enable US citizenship for TPS holders, DACA recipients, H-2A farmworkers, and the 11 million undocumented people that live in the US.
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On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued several orders on immigration. Some orders take immediate effect while others may take more time to be implemented.

If you think these policies affect you, contact a lawyer or legal service provider. Among the changes are:
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President Biden is sending a BILL to Congress on day one to restore humanity and American values to our immigration system. The bill provides hardworking people who enrich our communities every day and who have lived here for years, in some cases for decades, an opportunity to earn citizenship.
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On his first day in office on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 6 immigration Executive Orders, including a revocation of the so-called "Muslim Travel Ban". The travel ban was enacted in 2017 and restricted travel and immigration to the U.S. from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, before adding Eritrea, Nigeria, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, and Tanzania in 2020. The State Department is also instructed to restart visa applications for these countries.

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