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Keeping Families Together immigration program kicks off application process

FILE: Julie Schwietert-Collazo, left, of Immigrant Families Together, walks with Rosayra Pablo Cruz, center, as she leaves the Cayuga Center with her sons 5-year-old Fernando, second from left, and 15-year-old Jordy, Friday, July 13, 2018, in New York.
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FILE: Julie Schwietert-Collazo, left, of Immigrant Families Together, walks with Rosayra Pablo Cruz, center, as she leaves the Cayuga Center with her sons 5-year-old Fernando, second from left, and 15-year-old Jordy, Friday, July 13, 2018, in New York.

Starting Monday, August 19, certain immigrant spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens can apply for temporary legal status and a potential pathway to citizenship under the Biden administration's Keeping Families Together initiative.

Before the program, many immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally had to relocate to their country of origin, often for several years, before returning to the U.S. legally.

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Keeping Families Together immigration program kicks off application process

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Dominic Anthony Walsh covers energy, the environment and public health for Texas Public Radio. He focuses on stories that reveal how major changes in climate systems, energy markets and public health policies affect communities in his hometown, San Antonio, and across the state.
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