On July 26, 2024, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the deferral, for 18 months, of the removal of any Lebanese national who is present in the United States on that date, with a few exceptions.
The memo also directs the Department of Homeland Security to authorize employment for noncitizens whose removal has been deferred under the memo for the duration of such deferral, and to consider suspending regulatory requirements with respect to F-1 nonimmigrant students who are Lebanese nationals “as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines to be appropriate.”
Details:
- White House memorandum (July 26, 2024).
