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WATCH LIVE: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Holds Briefing in Washington, D.C.
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1:09:37Now Playing(Apr. 20) Watch live as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a news conference with reporters on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
President Joe Biden’s balancing act on the politically fraught issue of immigration moves to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that finds the new administration at odds with Democratic lawmakers and progressive allies.
In an argument set for Monday, the administration will defend the government’s policy of blocking permanent-residency applications from thousands of immigrants who’ve been living legally in the U.S. for years.
The case underscores the challenges for Biden in navigating a polarizing subject and fending off criticism from both sides. It comes as his team eases away from the most hard-line policies of former President Donald Trump while trying to manage the rising influx of migrants at the southern border.
Immigration advocates say they’re disappointed in the administration’s position, which involves the Temporary Protected Status program for immigrants from countries in crisis. The TPS program includes people who entered the country illegally, and the administration says a federal statute bars that group from seeking green cards.
“Urging the Supreme Court to take this position seems at odds with the administration’s broader approach on immigration and, importantly, the law does not require it,” said Brianne Gorod, a lawyer at the Constitutional Accountability Center, who represents the lawmakers.
TPS currently covers more than 400,000 people from about dozen countries. More than 250,000 are from El Salvador, who under federal law must have had continuous presence in the U.S. since 2001. TPS shields recipients from deportation and lets them hold jobs legally.
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