Biden announces sweeping protections for migrant spouses of US citizens

President Biden on Tuesday is announcing new rules aimed to protect the migrant spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security will implement a new policy to allow some migrants to apply for lawful permanent resident status, including the non-citizen spouses and children of lawful U.S. permanent residents or citizens, the administration explained.

The White House said it expected the policy to offer protection to about half a million American families...