Will introduce immigration bill 'immediately' after taking office: Biden

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will introduce immigration legislation "immediately" after taking office, reversing the Trump administration's policies.

Biden will take the oath of office on January 20.

Biden was responding to a question on what his administration would do first after his inauguration on January 20.

He had also previously promised an immigration overhaul within 100 days of taking office.

Restricting immigration has been a focus of the Trump administration since its first days when it issued the travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, and it has continued into Trump's final year in office as the White House uses the coronavirus pandemic as cover.

Biden said he is committed to get 100 million shots in people's arms in the first 100 days.

I am committed to insisting that in all federal jurisdictions, any place I have control as president, everyone will be mandated to wear a mask interstate transportation as well as federal facilities.