OK but the ACLU statement in the OP says exactly what they think the broken promises are. Here's another part of the link you posted (emphasis mine):
And the ACLU's response:
Seems pretty clear cut to me. The phrasing around "treated with dignity" almost makes it seem like they're referring to that exact paragraph actually.
There's a lot to unpack. Be patient and clarify if I missed something.
So you personally emphasized that Biden said he'll restore the asylum system to offer safe harbor to people fleeing from danger.
Secondly he ensured they would be treated with dignity and given a fair hearing.
Lastly he promised he would review the Temporary Protected Status decisions made under the Trump administration in order to not send people back into dangerous situations.
He ensured they are given a fair hearing by ordering:
(E) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly cease implementing the "Prompt Asylum Case Review" program and the "Humanitarian Asylum Review Program" and consider rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines or policies implementing those programs.
That was the program Trump implemented to speed up the review process at such a pace the evidence was appropriately being considered.
He restored their dignity by ordering:
(Revocation of) ...(4) Presidential Memorandum of April 6, 2018 (Ending "Catch and Release" at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enhancements to Immigration Enforcement).
That was the program Trump tried to ban that allowed migrants like asylum seekers and families looking for work to live members of their community in the states instead of sitting detention centers. I say try because even with the ban in effect the Trump administration lacked the facilities to hold so many people so they still had to release some people they deemed to be low risk.
Biden restores the asylum system by ordering:
(c) The Collaborative Management Strategy shall identify and prioritize actions to strengthen cooperative efforts to address migration flows, including by expanding and improving upon previous efforts to resettle throughout the region those migrants who qualify for humanitarian protection. The Collaborative Management Strategy should focus on programs and infrastructure that facilitate access to protection and other lawful immigration avenues, in both the United States and partner countries, as close to migrants' homes as possible. Priorities should include support for expanding pathways through which individuals facing difficult or dangerous conditions in their home countries can find stability and safety in receiving countries throughout the region, not only through asylum and refugee resettlement, but also through labor and other non-protection-related programs. To support the development of the Collaborative Management Strategy, the United States Government shall promptly begin consultations with civil society, the private sector, international organizations, and governments in the region, including the Government of Mexico. These consultations should address:
(i) the continued development of asylum systems and resettlement capacities of receiving countries in the region, including through the provision of funding, training, and other support;
(ii) the development of internal relocation and integration programs for internally displaced persons, as well as return and reintegration programs for returnees in relevant countries of the region; and
(iii) humanitarian assistance, including through expansion of shelter networks, to address the immediate needs of individuals who have fled their homes to seek protection elsewhere in the region.
There's more to each but they can be found in that link.
So the last thing you were concerned about was people affected by Trump's TPS decision.
Looking this up he was blocked in court for so long that after he finally was allowed to finally deport them he couldn't do it no sooner than March 2021 except for people from El Salvador.
A Ninth Circuit decision could end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan.
www.vox.com
So all those people Trump had every intention of deporting are now under Biden's review process. We'll have to see what happens in March but Biden hasn't deported anyone under TPS so far.
In fact Biden's team beforehand presented a bill to Congress that would extend DACA reforms to existing TPS people.
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 establishes a new system to responsibly manage and secure our border, keep our families and communities safe, and better manage migration across the Hemisphere President Biden is sending a bill to Congress on day one to restore humanity and American values to our...
www.whitehouse.gov
To me he's doing a pretty good job in making both concrete immediate improvements to immigration as well as laying the groundwork for hopefully even better changes.
So let's look at he ACLU statement.
One of the most important things that standout is that the want to hold Biden accountable for making a promise to reverse policies under both Trump and Obama. I have a hard time believing he would say he would revoke policy when he was vice president at the time but I would like to be proven wrong.
Another important detail is that the response is basically a critique of a DHS guideline issued on the 18th.
Reading through that guideline every enforcement action the new guideline requires agents to look at priority non-citizens.
Later on the document clarifies executive order 13993 establishes the baseline that they will abide by.
I've linked to EO before and basically it says everything Trump mandated under EO 13768 is null and void. In essence DHS is now reverting back to pre-Trump policies for the next 90 days until Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas issues more permanent guidelines.
If you don't like Obama era policies this certainly an issue. Heck what the ACLU is really arguing goes deeper than that. They are arguing against the systemic issues that has always existed for decades in immigration policy. They are advocating for Biden to think more deeply beyond regressing back to what we had before the Trump insanity. That's fine and I agree mostly with their underlying ideas. The systemic prejudices should be dealt with. The only thing I don't agree with is their idea that an immigration enforcement agency shouldn't exist. I'm sure their take on that matter is more nuanced on than that but in this letter they didn't take the time to explain that nor do they really need to.
Until someone provides some proof that Biden gave assurances that he wouldn't revert to Obama era policies I still think he hasn't lied yet.
As for the merits of his actual immigration policies they run the gambit of pretty good to meh.
I personally was very happy he ended children being in cages. I was happy he resumed the asylum policies. I'm glad he limited the powers of ICE agents. What I'm lukewarm to is how much latitude he has given to department leadership to review Trump era policies. IMO they are undoubtedly all bad. There might have been one good idea in that mountain of shit but it's not worth looking for it.
danm999 while doing the research to answer this post I noticed that Biden actually did end 287(g) directly. In fact he ended all of Trump's bullshit.
(F) The following Presidential documents are revoked:
(1) Executive Order 13767 of January 25, 2017 (Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements).
*shrugs*
