Court bars Trump from 'wholesale' stripping of immigrant status
President Donald Trump's administration has been unable to end protections from deportation and work permits for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela after a judge ruled on April 14 that they entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, reports CBS.
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U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani blocked the Trump administration’s plan to revoke the migrants’ legal status. The White House issued a warning to them: They must leave the U.S. on their own by April 24 or face arrest and deportation by federal immigration agents.
Illegal decision of the administration
Talwani suspended those deportation notices. She barred officials from revoking the legal protection known as parole. The Biden administration has extended that protection to more than half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.
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Talwani ruled that these deportations could not take place without a case-by-case review.
"The premature termination of parole, without any justification in each specific situation, undermines the rule of law," she said.
The decision is a significant reprieve for those who came to the U.S. under Biden administration policies that promoted legal immigration and discouraged migrants from crossing the southern border illegally.
Biden's program
Under the program, known as CHNV, a total of 532 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were allowed to fly to the United States. They were sponsored by individuals living in the United States. Once they entered, these migrants were given parole and allowed to work in the United States legally for two years.
Republican states challenged the legality of such actions in federal court. And the CHNV policy was suspended immediately after President Tramp returned to the White House in January. His administration moved quickly to reverse the parole-based immigration policy.
Those allowed into the United States under the CHNV initiative were not properly vetted, Trump administration officials say.
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security said it would give CHNV recipients 30 days to voluntarily leave the U.S. or seek their arrest and removal. Officials said they would prioritize arresting migrants who have not applied for another immigration benefit, such as asylum or a green card.
In an April 15 statement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin condemned CHNV's intentions:
"These policies have allowed more than 530 poorly vetted foreigners into America. They have fueled crime and job theft."
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