The Biden admin. will move to publish a federal rule this week to protect children brought to the US illegally by their migrant parents prior to 2007, known as Dreamers, after a court in Texas dealt a major blow to the Obama-era rule, DHS says.
It was not immediately clear how the new policy would be different and more protected against legal challenges.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the statement that"only Congress can provide permanent protection” for Dreamers.
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