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Washington (AP) - US President Joe Biden wants to fundamentally change the course of the United States in migration policy.
The White House announced several new orders on Tuesday.
Among other things, regulations of the previous government of Donald Trump should be checked or reversed, with which the US border with Mexico was effectively closed for asylum seekers, it said.
Other regulations that would have created hurdles for legal migration should also be examined.
Efforts to integrate immigrants should in future be coordinated centrally from the White House.
Biden wanted to sign the new rulings on Wednesday night (CET).
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Trump had taken a particularly tough course in migration policy during his tenure and tried in various ways to make immigration more difficult.
The construction of a wall on the border with Mexico was the most prominent example.
In addition, there were countless tightenings to keep asylum seekers - but also other immigrants - away.
"The previous administration issued hundreds of guidelines that run counter to our history and undermine America's character as a land of opportunity, open to all and welcoming all who come here in search of protection and opportunity," said the white man House.
Biden believes that immigrants are of particular importance to the nature of the nation and the future of the country.
While Trump had primarily focused on foreclosure, the Biden government announced that it would tackle the causes of flight.
The new president wants to reunite migrant families that were separated by US authorities on the border with Mexico.
Thousands of children were affected under Trump.
There were dramatic scenes when small children were locked alone in assembly camps.
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The procedure was part of a «zero tolerance policy», which was intended to deter immigrants.
The practice caused international outrage.
Trump came under so much pressure that he himself ordered an end to family separations.
The New York Times reported in October, however, that more than 500 children were still separated from their parents because they could not be found.
A working group should now make suggestions on how the families can be brought together.
In addition, she should develop recommendations to avoid such tragedies in the future.
Biden had already initiated a change of course in migration policy on the first day of office.
Immediately after he was sworn in, he lifted the entry ban imposed by Trump on people from several predominantly Muslim countries.
He also sent a bill to the US Congress that would allow people living in the US without a permit to be granted residency status - and in the long run, US citizenship.
Biden also took the first steps to secure a program to protect 700,000 young migrants from deportation.
Trump's administration tried to end the program but failed due to opposition from the Supreme Court.
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