Biden said he will "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law."

The president is also pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The move follows a pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes.

President Joe Biden also pardoned 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and plans to wield clemency power again.

While today’s announcement marks important progress, there is more to come," the White House wrote in a statement

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of almost 1,500 people, the largest one-day act of presidential clemency. He also issued pardons to 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes, several of whom would get lighter sentences if convicted now,

Most of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the pandemic. Some Republicans have tried to push legislation that would have forced those people to return to prison.

President Joe Biden announced clemency for close to 1,500 U.S. citizens on Thursday, marking the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.

President Biden on Thursday announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, with a focus on those who were under home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden said he will "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law."