Mass email error by DHS alarms US citizens with removal threats
In a recent mass communication effort, the US Department of Homeland Security (
DHS
) sent out emails titled 'Notice of Termination of Parole', instructing recipients to leave the country immediately. The email campaign, intended for noncitizens who entered the US on humanitarian parole, mistakenly reached several American citizens, triggering confusion and concern over federal data accuracy.
According to NBC News, the email, distributed by DHS, warned recipients: 'If you do not depart the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States — unless you have otherwise obtained a lawful basis to remain here.' It also stated that any benefits tied to parole status, including work authorization, would end.
Though primarily aimed at individuals from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua who entered under parole arrangements, the message was also sent to US-born citizens. Among them was Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney in Boston. 'At first I thought it was for a client, and then I kind of laughed about it a little bit, and then I was a little concerned,' she said.
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A senior DHS official responded by stating that US Customs and Border Protection is monitoring the issue and will manage misdirected notices on a case-by-case basis. The official clarified: 'If a non-personal email–such as an American citizen contact — was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients.'
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Legal experts confirmed that US citizens are not subject to deportation under existing
immigration law
. Kristen Harris, an immigration attorney based in Chicago, said: 'There is certainly no legal effect under current statute or regulation for a citizen to be 'parole terminated' given that especially a US citizen would never, ever have been paroled in his or her life.'
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Despite the absence of legal impact, both Harris and Micheroni advised recipients to retain documentation such as US passports and birth certificates. Micheroni added: 'I'm not trying to cause people to panic, but I think if you find yourself accidentally on a list, it's not crazy, but just make sure you have some documentation prepared somewhere.'
However, some legal professionals chose not to respond. Philadelphia-based attorney Jonathan A. Grode, who also received the email, said: 'I know that I'm a US citizen, not on parole. I'm not doing anything about it.' He added: 'I had a good little giggle and deleted it.'
Grode also criticised the federal government's approach: 'This is a government of sledgehammers, not scalpels, right?... They want to be agents of change, and their way of doing it is very big and very bold and very aggressive.'
As of now, the government has not issued a general correction to those who received the email in error. Immigration lawyers continue to warn that inaccuracies in federal databases or mass mailings may lead to unintended legal risks.
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