Bullet points of Biden-Harris admin launched new illegal migrant 'amnesty' while DNC was underway: Critics

Bullet points of Biden-Harris admin launched new illegal migrant 'amnesty' while DNC was underway: Critics
- The Biden-Harris administration has launched an amnesty program for illegal immigrants, called 'Keeping Families Together', which will make 500,000 noncitizen spouses and 50,000 noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens eligible for parole.
- The program allows noncitizens who are present in the U.S. without admission or parole to be considered for parole in place, and does not require them to leave the country or apply for asylum.
- The program has been criticized by some as a 'massive amnesty' that Congress never authorized, and could potentially set a precedent for all illegal immigrants in the U.S. to be eligible for a similar process.
- The program has several requirements, including that the spouse or stepchild must have been physically present in the U.S. for 10 years without admission or parole, and must undergo background checks.
- Noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens must have been under the age of 21 since last June, and have a noncitizen parent married to a U.S. citizen before June.
- The program also allows illegal immigrants in the middle of removal proceedings to apply for parole, and provides a process for them to demonstrate that they warrant a favorable exercise of discretion.
- The program has been criticized by some as a way to undermine the immigration laws of the U.S., and could potentially be used to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.