President Joe Biden is taking an expansive, election-year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S. It comes after his own aggressive crackdown at the border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The White House says the administration will allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually, citizenship. The move could affect upwards of half a million immigrants, according to senior administration officials. Biden will speak about his plans at a Tuesday afternoon event at the White House.
