Biden executive orders expand immigration rights, offer new path to citizenship [Video]

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson and immigration reform advocates celebrated a pair of executive orders signed by President Joe Biden Thursday, which offer undocumented families new pathways toward citizenship and work visas in the United States.

“I sent a letter signed by over 40 mayors encouraging President Biden to leverage his authority and provide relief to undocumented families,” Johnson said at a press conference Thursday. “Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the latest actions taken.”

Those new actions will allow US citizens’ undocumented spouses to apply for permanent residency and eventual citizenship.

To qualify, an immigrant must have lived in the US for ten years and be married to a US citizen as of Monday. That person would then have three years to apply for a green card and receive a temporary work permit, and would also be protected from deportation.

Other new regulations will allow certain DACA beneficiaries to …