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Undocumented Migrants Married to US Citizens Now Face Deportation, Thanks to Trump-Appointed Judge's Ruling

ICE detention center (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Undocumented migrants married to US citizens could go from the prospect of an eased path to citizenship to increased chances of getting deported after a federal judge from Texas struck down a recent policy from the Biden administration.

The program in question allowed migrants who met specific eligibility criteria and stepchildren of US citizens to apply for a green card while in the country, a change from the previous policy that required them to leave the country, potentially unable to return for several years as the bureaucracy progressed.

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