Yesterday, February 14, 2024, the Biden administration launched a memorandum designating Palestinians current in america for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), based mostly on the hazard to civilians and deteriorating humanitarian situations in Gaza.

The President’s order halts the removing of sure Palestinians from america for a interval of 18 months and instructs the Division of Homeland Safety to offer employment authorization to eligible beneficiaries, who’ve been constantly current in america since February 14, 2024.

The memorandum would permit DHS to offer employment authorization to such people at some stage in the DED interval, and additional directs the Secretary of Homeland Safety to think about increasing employment eligibility for Palestinian F-1 nonimmigrant college students.

The President’ s memorandum will quickly be printed within the Federal Register with additional directions for eligible Palestinian nationals to request Deferred Enforced Departure and employment authorization.

Please word that Palestinians who return to the Palestinian territories after February 14, have dedicated sure crimes, or current a nationwide safety risk, amongst others, will not be eligible for Deferred Enforced Departure.

What’s Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)?

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) is just not a pathway to residency. As an alternative, it’s a discretionary grant of safety issued by the President underneath their constitutional authority. Whereas DED is just not a selected immigration standing, people lined by DED will not be topic to removing from america for a chosen time frame.

Such people could usually request employment authorization throughout the designation DED interval. Along with Palestinians, DED is at present accessible to residents of Hong Kong and Liberian nationals.

For extra details about Deferred Enforced Departure, please click on right here.

To learn the Presidential memo, please click on right here.

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