President Biden’s administration may bring whole families to U.S. for child reunification.
May 10, 2021
On Thursday, DHS Secretary Mayorkas and the director of the family reunification task force Michelle Brané said that President Biden’s administration is working to reunite entire families who were separated during the former Trump administration. This means that parents, as well as siblings of separated children, could be able to get permanent legal status in the United States. Mayorkas stated that they are focusing on providing “stability to the reunited families…as a unit.” Brané added that the task force is currently working on a process in which “immediate family members can also apply.” While Mayorkas said he could not guarantee that the families would have permanent legal status, he assured that they will do everything in order to make it all work out.