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When President Biden announced that he was going to deport asylum-seekers without respecting their legal right to due process because the border is too congested, many liberals and moderates cheered. They viewed this draconian measure as Biden finally reassuring the voters that he is, in fact, not “soft” on the immigrant “invasion.” And they were convinced by the president’s argument that he had no choice but to “close down” the border.

If you’re undocumented, the path to permanent residency in the United States can be long, arduous, even impossible. Depending on your case, you might be required to leave the U.S. and live in your country of origin for years, not knowing whether you’ll be allowed to come back.

On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 ruling that gave government agencies broad discretion to interpret "ambiguous" laws. "Critics have long complained that Chevron deference allowed bureaucrats to usurp a judicial function and systematically disadvantaged 'the little guy' in disputes with an overweening administrative state," wrote Reason's Jacob Sullum of the Friday decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

In an executive order unveiled Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that undocumented spouses of American citizens who meet certain legal criteria will be shielded from deportation as they seek legal residency.

51�ԹϺ��� student Alma Perez’s American Dream is to one day work as an accountant, which she is studying for. But as an undocumented immigrant who was brought to the U.S. at the age of 4, she’s not permitted to legally work, and has resorted to construction labor alongside her father, said the 20-year-old woman.

Reyna Valdivias, a recent Nevada State University (NSU) graduate said that although she has a college degree in business administration, she works alongside her father in landscaping and construction. That’s because 12 years after it was created, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program remains enmeshed in the court system and closed to new recipients, precluding many immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children from getting work authorizations and pursuing their preferred careers.

Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman has focused recent campaign messaging on Utah's disputed status as a "sanctuary state." The state lawmaker, who is running in the Republican primary against Gov. Spencer Cox, argued Utah is effectively a sanctuary state because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are unable to hold migrants who break the law after entering the country illegally in county jails for extended periods of time.

Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman has focused recent campaign messaging on Utah’s disputed status as a “sanctuary state.” The state lawmaker, who is running in the Republican primary against Gov. Spencer Cox, argued Utah is effectively a sanctuary state because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are unable to hold migrants who break the law after entering the country illegally in county jails for extended periods of time.