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From Hawai‘i Public Radio:

The United States has restored federal benefits for tens of thousands of Micronesian migrants living in the U.S. legally under the Compacts of Free Association.

The U.S. has shared treaties with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, known as the COFA. Under this agreement, Micronesians can live, work and study in the U.S. in exchange for military access to their islands.

Last week, President Joe Biden signed a bill known as the Compact Impact Fairness Act into law, renewing the economic provisions for the Pacific Island countries.

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