White House to protect Palestinians from deportation for 18-months

The White House introduced will probably be defending Palestinian nationals from deportation for no less than 18 months.

President Biden launched a memorandum on Wednesday explaining his choice to authorize deferred enforced departure (DED) privileges for Palestinian nationals.

“Following the horrific October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, and Israel’s ensuing military response, humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories, and primarily Gaza, have significantly deteriorated,” the president wrote within the memorandum.

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President Biden speaks within the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (AP/Evan Vucci)

“While I remain focused on improving the humanitarian situation, many civilians remain in danger; therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Palestinians who are present in the United States,” Biden added.

Exceptions to the DED embody Palestinians who don’t repeatedly reside within the U.S. following the memorandum, people topic to extradition, these whose presence is a hazard to public security or international affairs, and people linked to terrorist exercise.

Those accepted for DED will even be allowed to apply for noncitizen employment authorization within the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security.

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People holding Palestinian flags and banners collect in Union Square Park to stage a solidarity demonstration with Palestinians and protest towards the Israeli assaults on Gaza in New York. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu through Getty Images)

Biden wrote, “I further direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate measures to authorize employment for noncitizens whose removal has been deferred, as provided by this memorandum, for the duration of such deferral, and to consider suspending regulatory requirements with respect to F-1 nonimmigrant students who are Palestinians as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines to be appropriate.”

Biden beforehand prolonged DED for Hong Kong nationals in August 2021 due to human rights issues relating to the governance of the Chinese Communist Party.

Coverage of Hong Kong residents extends by February 2025. 

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Liberian nationals have been granted DED protection by President George W. Bush in Sept. 2007, with their safety set to expire in June of this 12 months.