On Wednesday, Joe Biden signed a memorandum granting temporary protection to Palestinians in the United States from deportation, establishing it as a measure to grant temporary safe haven.
This directive comes in the wake of the violent Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent military response by Israel, which led to a significant decline in living conditions in Gaza and surrounding areas.
Below is a memo from Secretary of State Antony Blinken:
Following the horrific terrorist attack launched by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023, and the Israeli military response that followed, humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories, primarily in Gaza, have deteriorated significantly. While I remain focused on improving the humanitarian situation, many civilians remain at risk; Therefore, I am ordering a postponement of the deportation of certain Palestinians in the United States.
Pursuant to my constitutional authority to administer the foreign relations of the United States, I have determined that it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States to postpone the removal of any Palestinian for a period of 18 months, subject to the conditions and exceptions set forth below.
Accordingly, I hereby direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate action to postpone for 18 months the removal of any Palestinian present in the United States on the date of this memorandum, with the exception of those who:
(1) Those who voluntarily returned to the Palestinian Territories after the date of this Memorandum;
(2) who have not resided continuously in the United States since the date of this Memorandum;
(3) who are inadmissible under section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 USC 1182(a)(3)) or who are deportable under section 237(a)(4) of the INA ( INA) 8 US Code 1227(a)(4));
(4) Who have been convicted of any felony or two or more misdemeanors committed in the United States, or who meet any of the criteria set forth in section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158)(B)( 2)(a));
(5) those subject to extradition;
(6) whose presence in the United States has been determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be not in the interest of the United States or poses a risk to public safety; or
(7) For whom the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that their presence in the United States might have serious adverse consequences for the foreign policy of the United States.
I also direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate measures to permit employment of noncitizens whose deportation has been deferred, as provided in this memorandum, for the duration of such deferment, and to consider suspending regulatory requirements with respect to nonimmigrant students on an F-1 visa. Who are the Palestinians, as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines is appropriate.
The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized and directed to disseminate this memorandum to Federal Register.
More than three-quarters of Arab “Palestinians” approve of Hamas’ brutal terror attacks on October 7, according to the first poll on the subject, The Gateway Pundit previously reported, citing a report from JNS. 98% said that this makes them feel “proud of their identity as Palestinians.”
48.2% of respondents in the areas that Israel gave up in 1995 in exchange for the unfulfilled “land for peace” promise saw Hamas’ role as “very positive,” while 27.8% saw Hamas as “somewhat positive.” JNS reported that nearly 80% viewed the role of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the “military” wing of Hamas, as positive.
59.3% of Arabs who call themselves “Palestinians” (after the Palestinians mentioned in the Bible) said they “strongly” support the attacks, and 15.7% said they “somewhat” support the bloody killing.
Only 12.7% expressed their disagreement, while 10.9% said they neither supported nor opposed the attack.
Three-quarters of them are so delusional that they expect the war between Israel and Hamas to end in a Palestinian victory.
After the end of the war, 72% want a government that includes Hamas and the Fatah movement led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. This does not happen.
98% of Palestinians surveyed have negative views of the United States.
A poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) in 2014 showed that 89% of Palestinians support terrorist attacks against Israel. This is a large majority.
The survey results are:
- (88.9%) support launching rockets from Gaza into Israel.
- (75.4%) believe that the deterrence power of the Palestinian resistance has increased.
- (61.2%) of Palestinians oppose the deployment of multinational forces in the Gaza Strip.
- (54.0%) are satisfied with the performance of Palestinian President Abu Mazen.
- (64.7%) rated the positions of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as negative.
- (58.1%) are satisfied with the performance of the International Committee of the Red Cross, (71.2%) are satisfied with the performance of the Relief Agency.
Another poll in 2021 showed that 68% of Palestinians support continued attacks on Israel.
Palestinians in the United States, along with their supporters, have organized protests and disrupted the daily lives of Americans.
