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Biden’s new policy offers legal status to 500,000 immigrant spouses

Registration opened on Monday for approximately 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without leaving the country, yet Karen and Xavier Chavarria found no reason to celebrate. Karen voluntarily left the United States for Nicaragua, aiming to accumulate enough time away to reenter and reunite with her husband, Xavier, on a path to citizenship after living in the…