This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
Posters of hostages are displayed during a vigil to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at the Jewish Community Center in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
People turn on candles before a vigil at the UCLA campus on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A demonstrator holds a banner during a pro-Palestinian rally marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Vancouver, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
A man holds a sign while marching during a pro-Palestinian rally marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Vancouver, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
People hold candles during a vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war, in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
People cross a bridge with the date 7.10, marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An attendant walks through a mural with portraits of the victims at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A woman views photos of Palestinian victims who were killed during the Israel war against Hamas, at a photo exhibition, (Gaza Habibti), Gaza my love, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Rotem gets a hug from her husband Yoav after a commemoration marking one year since the Hamas attacks in Israel at the Coral Temple Synagogue, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
People gather to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Hacoaj Jewish community and sports center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
University students march during a pro-Palestinian rally in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Jewish community members decorate an artificial cherry blossom tree with photos of hostages taken by Hamas, during a vigil on the anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel, at Israelita Maccabi stadium in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Members of the Jewish community hold up posters with images of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, during an event marking the first anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel, at the Israeli Association of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
People gather to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Hacoaj Jewish community and sports center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
A woman shouts slogans with a painting of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in front of the Lebanese Embassy during a pro-Palestinian rally in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through a central street in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Protesters gather next to a banner that in Spanish reads, "Free Palestine," during a demonstration in support of the Palestinians in Plaza de Mayo square, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A protester hangs up a poster during a demonstration against Israel and in support of Palestinians in Plaza de Mayo square, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A visitor views photos of Palestinian victims who were killed in the Israel war against Hamas, during a photo exhibition, (Gaza Habibti), Gaza my love, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators wait to be bused away following a pro-Israeli commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during an official commemoration ceremony at the Great Synagogue in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by the families of hostages held in Gaza, to mark a year since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Jim Urquhart/Pool photo via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a commemoration of the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel during a visit to a synagogue in the northern port city of Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 7, 2024. (Fabian Bimmer/Pool photo via AP)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Activists gather during a commemoration to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in solidarity with Israel, marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People light 1200 candles in front of the synagogue in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Activists participate in a gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
A woman chants slogans during a pro-Palestinian rally next to the Israel Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pictures of Israeli victims are seen during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
President Joe Biden, center, standing with first lady Jill Biden, left, and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of the Adas Israel Congregation, participates in a memorial candle-lighting in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that left about 1,200 people dead. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier left, talks to Hamas attack survivor Alon Gat, right, during an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
People look at a memorial for victims of the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants on the one-year anniversary of the attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
Houthi supporters raise a poster of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Rabbi Andreas Nachama speaks during an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
A woman lies on the ground next of a banner with the names of children killed in Gaza during a pro-Palestinian rally at Eleftheria, Liberty, square in centra capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A woman attends a commemoration march in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, after an commemoration event marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
A man walks past the vandalized mural "October 7th, Escape" by Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo, in downtown Milan, Italy, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator with a smoke bomb is detained by police in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 during a pro-Israel commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Thousands of Houthi supporters raise Hezbollah flags and posters of its late leader Hassan Nasrallah and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Writing in Arabic reads, " Al-Aqsa Floods, October 7" (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Pro-Israel demonstrators hold umbrellas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 during a commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
8 year-old Harel Morag listens near other attendees at a one-year memorial for victims of the Hamas attack on Israel in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Mustafa take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The Arabic writing reads, "Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah." (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Rotem gets a hug from her husband Yoav after a commemoration marking one year since the Hamas attacks in Israel at the Coral Temple Synagogue, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Mustafa display a huge Palestinian flag during a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry mock coffins during a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
A large Israeli flag is unfurled during a commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Activists light candles as they hold a pro-Palestinian rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
People attend a flash mob for the release of hostages and demand a ceasefire on the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, at San Babila Square, in Milan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Writing on sign reads in Italian "101 hostages still in the hands of Hamas." (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
An attendee lays a flower at a memorial for victims during the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Israel embassy in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Activists light candles and write the names of Palestinian casualties on a banner as they hold a pro-Palestinian rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A staffer lights candles at a memorial for victims on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Israeli embassy in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Protesters demonstrate against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during a rally, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 near the Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Activists hold signs during a pro-Palestinian rally held to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Activists hold signs during a pro-Palestinian rally held to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Yuval Danzig, right, the son of a Polish-Israeli man kidnapped and killed by Hamas, helps to unveil a plaque honoring his father, Alex Dancyg, in the Jewish cemetery on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A Palestinian activist flies the Lebanon flag and holds a poster that reads "October 7th is dignity, resistance and victory," during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian activists burn IsraelI and U.S. flags during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian activists hold posters with pictures of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Two women console each other after making a makeshift memorial as members of the Jewish community gather at a park to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
School children take part in a rally organized by Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party, to protest against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Protesters demonstrate against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during a rally, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 near the Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Candles and flowers are laid at the entrance of the synagogue to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's portrait is covered with toys that symbolize being stained with blood during a protest outside Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Civil society members shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the UN office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People embrace after lightning candles at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, at the synagogue of the Chabad community in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People march to show support for the Palestinians in downtown Guatemala City, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, amid Israel's wars on Hamas and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Supporters of the Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
School children take part in a rally organized by Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party, to protest against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Pro-Israel protesters take part in a commemorative ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
People participate in the commemoration for Israeli victims and hostages of Oct. 7, 2023, in the Jewish Quarter in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)
Members of the Jewish community leave the synagogue to listen to Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy on the occasion of his visit at South Tottenham United Synagogue in London Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
Survivor Alon Gat, Rabi Yehuda Teichtal and Berlin mayor Kai Wegner, centre from left, hold a candle-lighting ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, at the synagogue of the Chabad community in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A commemorative ribbon with the inscription "October 7, 2023" hangs on the Reichstag building behind flags hanging at half-mast to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa/dpa via AP)
Supporters of the Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Protesters hold placards during a protest against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo)
Members of the Jewish community wave electronic candles as they gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Pro-Israel protesters march towards Parliament Hill from Ottawa City Hall during a ceremony in Ottawa, Canada, on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Members of the Los Angeles Jewish community and interfaith leaders hold a candle-lighting ceremony marking the exact moment of the first anniversary since Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Survivor Michal Ohana speaks as members of the Jewish community wave electronic candles as they gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
People carry flags as members of the Jewish community gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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President Joe Biden, center, standing with first lady Jill Biden, left, and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of the Adas Israel Congregation, participates in a memorial candle-lighting in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that left about 1,200 people dead. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier left, talks to Hamas attack survivor Alon Gat, right, during an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
Yuval Danzig, right, the son of a Polish-Israeli man kidnapped and killed by Hamas, helps to unveil a plaque honoring his father, Alex Dancyg, in the Jewish cemetery on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Posters of hostages are displayed during a vigil to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at the Jewish Community Center in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
People turn on candles before a vigil at the UCLA campus on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A demonstrator holds a banner during a pro-Palestinian rally marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Vancouver, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
A man holds a sign while marching during a pro-Palestinian rally marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Vancouver, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
People hold candles during a vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war, in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
People cross a bridge with the date 7.10, marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An attendant walks through a mural with portraits of the victims at the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A woman views photos of Palestinian victims who were killed during the Israel war against Hamas, at a photo exhibition, (Gaza Habibti), Gaza my love, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Rotem gets a hug from her husband Yoav after a commemoration marking one year since the Hamas attacks in Israel at the Coral Temple Synagogue, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
People gather to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Hacoaj Jewish community and sports center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
University students march during a pro-Palestinian rally in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Jewish community members decorate an artificial cherry blossom tree with photos of hostages taken by Hamas, during a vigil on the anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel, at Israelita Maccabi stadium in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Members of the Jewish community hold up posters with images of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, during an event marking the first anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel, at the Israeli Association of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
People gather to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Hacoaj Jewish community and sports center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
A woman shouts slogans with a painting of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in front of the Lebanese Embassy during a pro-Palestinian rally in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through a central street in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Protesters gather next to a banner that in Spanish reads, "Free Palestine," during a demonstration in support of the Palestinians in Plaza de Mayo square, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A protester hangs up a poster during a demonstration against Israel and in support of Palestinians in Plaza de Mayo square, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A visitor views photos of Palestinian victims who were killed in the Israel war against Hamas, during a photo exhibition, (Gaza Habibti), Gaza my love, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators wait to be bused away following a pro-Israeli commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during an official commemoration ceremony at the Great Synagogue in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by the families of hostages held in Gaza, to mark a year since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Jim Urquhart/Pool photo via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a commemoration of the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel during a visit to a synagogue in the northern port city of Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 7, 2024. (Fabian Bimmer/Pool photo via AP)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Activists gather during a commemoration to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in solidarity with Israel, marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People light 1200 candles in front of the synagogue in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Activists participate in a gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People attend a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
A woman chants slogans during a pro-Palestinian rally next to the Israel Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pictures of Israeli victims are seen during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
President Joe Biden, center, standing with first lady Jill Biden, left, and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of the Adas Israel Congregation, participates in a memorial candle-lighting in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that left about 1,200 people dead. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier left, talks to Hamas attack survivor Alon Gat, right, during an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
People look at a memorial for victims of the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants on the one-year anniversary of the attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
Houthi supporters raise a poster of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Rabbi Andreas Nachama speaks during an official commemoration ceremony in the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
A woman lies on the ground next of a banner with the names of children killed in Gaza during a pro-Palestinian rally at Eleftheria, Liberty, square in centra capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A woman attends a commemoration march in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, after an commemoration event marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
A man walks past the vandalized mural "October 7th, Escape" by Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo, in downtown Milan, Italy, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator with a smoke bomb is detained by police in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 during a pro-Israel commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Thousands of Houthi supporters raise Hezbollah flags and posters of its late leader Hassan Nasrallah and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Writing in Arabic reads, " Al-Aqsa Floods, October 7" (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Pro-Israel demonstrators hold umbrellas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 during a commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
8 year-old Harel Morag listens near other attendees at a one-year memorial for victims of the Hamas attack on Israel in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Mustafa take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The Arabic writing reads, "Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah." (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Rotem gets a hug from her husband Yoav after a commemoration marking one year since the Hamas attacks in Israel at the Coral Temple Synagogue, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Mustafa display a huge Palestinian flag during a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry mock coffins during a rally against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with people in Gaza and Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
A large Israeli flag is unfurled during a commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Activists light candles as they hold a pro-Palestinian rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
People attend a flash mob for the release of hostages and demand a ceasefire on the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, at San Babila Square, in Milan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Writing on sign reads in Italian "101 hostages still in the hands of Hamas." (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
An attendee lays a flower at a memorial for victims during the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Israel embassy in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Activists light candles and write the names of Palestinian casualties on a banner as they hold a pro-Palestinian rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A staffer lights candles at a memorial for victims on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at the Israeli embassy in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Protesters demonstrate against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during a rally, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 near the Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Activists hold signs during a pro-Palestinian rally held to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Activists hold signs during a pro-Palestinian rally held to mark the one-year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Yuval Danzig, right, the son of a Polish-Israeli man kidnapped and killed by Hamas, helps to unveil a plaque honoring his father, Alex Dancyg, in the Jewish cemetery on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A Palestinian activist flies the Lebanon flag and holds a poster that reads "October 7th is dignity, resistance and victory," during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian activists burn IsraelI and U.S. flags during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Palestinian activists hold posters with pictures of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest marking the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Two women console each other after making a makeshift memorial as members of the Jewish community gather at a park to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
School children take part in a rally organized by Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party, to protest against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Protesters demonstrate against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during a rally, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 near the Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Candles and flowers are laid at the entrance of the synagogue to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's portrait is covered with toys that symbolize being stained with blood during a protest outside Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Civil society members shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the UN office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People embrace after lightning candles at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, at the synagogue of the Chabad community in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People march to show support for the Palestinians in downtown Guatemala City, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, amid Israel's wars on Hamas and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Supporters of the Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
School children take part in a rally organized by Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party, to protest against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Pro-Israel protesters take part in a commemorative ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
People participate in the commemoration for Israeli victims and hostages of Oct. 7, 2023, in the Jewish Quarter in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)
Members of the Jewish community leave the synagogue to listen to Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy on the occasion of his visit at South Tottenham United Synagogue in London Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
Survivor Alon Gat, Rabi Yehuda Teichtal and Berlin mayor Kai Wegner, centre from left, hold a candle-lighting ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel, at the synagogue of the Chabad community in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A commemorative ribbon with the inscription "October 7, 2023" hangs on the Reichstag building behind flags hanging at half-mast to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa/dpa via AP)
Supporters of the Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes and show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza and Lebanon, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Protesters hold placards during a protest against Israel as they appeal for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo)
Members of the Jewish community wave electronic candles as they gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Pro-Israel protesters march towards Parliament Hill from Ottawa City Hall during a ceremony in Ottawa, Canada, on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Members of the Los Angeles Jewish community and interfaith leaders hold a candle-lighting ceremony marking the exact moment of the first anniversary since Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Survivor Michal Ohana speaks as members of the Jewish community wave electronic candles as they gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
People carry flags as members of the Jewish community gather at a park in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for a green card without first having to leave the country.
The temporary relief from deportation brought a brief sense of security to some 500,000 immigrants estimated to benefit from the program before Texas-based U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker put it on hold in August, days after applicants filed their paperwork.
Barker ruled Thursday that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by implementing the program and had stretched the legal interpretation of relevant immigration law “past its breaking point.”
The short-lived Biden administration initiative known as “Keeping Families Together” would have been unlikely to remain in place after Donald Trump took office in January. But its early termination creates greater uncertainty for immigrant families as many are bracing for Trump's return to the White House.
Trump's election victory this week sets the stage for a swift crackdown on undocumented individuals after the Republican ran on promises of “mass deportation.” The president-elect energized his supporters on the campaign trail with a litany anti-immigrant statements, including that immigrants were “poisoning the blood” of the nation.
During his first term, Trump appointed Barker as a judge in Tyler, Texas, which lies in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a favored venue for advocates pushing conservative arguments.
Barker had placed the immigration initiative on hold after Texas and 15 other states, led by their Republican attorneys general, filed a legal challenge accusing the executive branch of bypassing Congress to help immigrant families for “blatant political purposes.”
Republicans argued the initiative created costs for their states and could draw more migrants to the U.S.
The policy would have applied to people who have been living continuously in the U.S. for at least 10 years, do not pose a security threat and have utilized the existing legal authority known as “parole in place” that offers deportation protections.
Those married to a citizen by June 17, the day before the program was announced, could pay a $580 application fee and fill out a lengthy application explaining why they deserve humanitarian parole. If approved, applicants would have three years to seek permanent residency and obtain work authorization.
It was not immediately clear Thursday whether anyone had received approval under the program, which only accepted applications for about a week before the federal judge placed it on hold.
Noncitizen spouses are already eligible for legal status but often have to apply from their home countries. The process typically includes a years-long wait outside of the U.S., which can separate family members with different immigration statuses.
FILE - President Joe Biden talks with the U.S. Border Patrol and local officials, as he looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)