The Trump Administration Prepares to Revoke Legal Status for Thousands of Migrants
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the legal status of thousands of migrants who entered the United States under a humanitarian parole program launched by the Biden administration. The move is expected to impact migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti who arrived in the US under the program and were allowed to temporarily live and work in the country.
More than 530,000 people from these countries arrived in the US under the program, but with less than two years living in the US, many are now at risk of being deported. While some may be eligible for other programs that could protect them from deportation, those who have not pursued other legal avenues to remain in the US may be eligible for removal.
The Trump administration has expanded a procedure to speed up deportations, including undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have lived in the US continuously for two years or more. This move is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration to strip temporary protections from migrants already residing in the US.