April 7th, 2024
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he had received the message about the need for administrative action to address long-term immigrant residents of the United States.“I don’t think that we have ignored the voices domestically that have spoken of the fact that we have undocumented individuals in the United States who have been undocumented and without work authorization for years and years, and yet people who cross the border and make a claim of asylum can proceed for authorization within 180 days after filing their asylum claim,” he said. Reports Rafael Bernal in The Hill: “That inaction is weighing on large cities where long-term immigrants lacking permanent legal status often watch newer arrivals wait just weeks or months for paperwork that has been out of their reach for decades.
