Biden Promises Refugee Status to Central American Minors
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The U.S. will offer refugee status to some undocumented youths from three Central American countries, Vice President Joe Biden said, as the administration weighs a broader revamp of federal immigration policy.
The move modifies a program that now lets as many as 4,000 people a year from Cuba and Colombia seek refugee status when coming to the U.S. The change would allow people under age 21 from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to be eligible, Biden said today. It would apply only to people not already in the U.S. who have a parent in the U.S. legally, he said.