Now that the rug has been rolled up on Air Force One (literally) for the last time as Trump is in it…let’s talk about immigration. Biden-Harris administration plans to release proposed immigration legislation called the US Citizenship Act.

The transition team has released a fact sheet. Some key points described: 1) Replace “alien” with “noncitizen” in federal immigration laws.

2) It will include a legalization option for unauthorized migrants who were in the United States on January 1, 2021.

People deported on or after January 20, 2017 can apply for waiver of presence requirement if they had been in US for at least 3 years (based on family reunification or “other humanitarian” reason).

—> This legalization option is enormously significant. The vast majority will easily meet this residence requirement. Over 60% have been here for over 10 years, according to a 2018 report by @MigrationPolicy