The Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security will stop deporting immigrants on the basis of crimes committed in Connecticut if they get a pardon, the state's attorney general said.
Under former President Donald Trump, federal officials did not recognize Connecticut pardons when deciding whether to deport an illegal immigrant convicted of a crime, on the grounds that pardons in Connecticut are issued by a board and not by a governor.
Joe Biden is doing so well as president lately that Democrats may keep both chambers of Congress after the November elections, The Boston Globe reported.
The news story is headlined: " 'A bit of a superhero.' Biden turns around presidency with recent successes that buoy Democrats ahead of midterms."
