After months of waiting, the Biden administration has hired a former Obama official to help take apart the restrictive immigration policies developed under Trump
08/02/2021 06:42 PM EDTAfter months of waiting, the Biden administration has hired a former Obama official to help take apart the restrictive immgration policies developed under former President Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the hiring.
“The anxiety levels are higher than I've ever seen them in my 25 years here in Washington in terms of trying to undo what was done because the Trump administration was so absolutely purposeful about getting people in the administration right away who were really focused on, on making mischief,” said Ben Johnson, executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
“It’s not good that it took so long, but there couldn't be a better person in my opinion,” one of the people said. “There's very few people who understand immigration law and policy like Lucas.” Whatever the number, the moves reshaped virtually every part of the U.S. immigration system through executive action, policy guidance and regulatory change.
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