The Biden administration plans to launch an initiative providing temporary I.D. cards to migrants awaiting decisions on their immigration proceedings so they can more easily access government benefits.
Illegal immigrants and asylum-seeking migrants awaiting final decisions on their cases often have difficulty getting housing, healthcare and transportation without identification cards.
In order to relieve some of these obstacles, and serve as a mutual benefit to the government, officials are now considering a pilot program that would provide I.D. cards while incentivizing checks ins and more frequent communication with law enforcement throughout immigration proceedings, two sources familiar with planning told Axios.
The cards would feature a photo and biographic identifiers. It would also include 'cutting-edge security features,' an ICE spokesperson said.
The cards ideally would be provided to migrants who entered the U.S. illegally over the Mexican border but are not in detention centers or other unauthorized people going through the immigration or removal processes.
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