The Biden administration and Democratic lawmakers are expected to release an immigration reform bill later this week, several people with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
On his first day in office, President Biden shared his immigration priorities, and the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 proposal will include a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants and the expansion of the refugee resettlement program, NBC News reports. It will also call for the deployment of more technology to secure the southern border.
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