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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Supreme Court Backs Trump's Tough Immigration Stance, Clears Path For Mass Deportations
(The Center Square) – Deportation of nearly 500,000 people illegally in the country was cleared by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, handing a victory to the Trump administration. The decision puts a hold on a lower court's decision to allow people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to remain in the U.S. for two years through a Biden-era decision. The case will continue to play out in lower courts. Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump instructing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to 'terminate all categorical parole programs,' which included the CHNV (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela parole program). In the , the court said that 'parole is discretionary by statute.' 'DHS awards the parole status through a competitive and detailed application process that involves a rigorous, individualized assessment of the applicant's circumstances,' the justices said. In the complaint filed in the Boston court detailed in the Supreme Court's ruling, Talwani said Noem 'acted arbitrarily and capriciously, contrary to law, and in excess of her legal authority by prematurely terminating their parole.' The court did not sign the order; however, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the ruling. The lawsuits were filed after the Trump administration terminated the Biden administration-era CHNV Parole program that was used to facilitate the illegal entry of more than from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela into the U.S., The Center Square exclusively reported. Under the Biden administration, more than three million illegally entered the U.S. or attempted illegal entry from CHNV countries, The Center Square . They totaled more than the population of 20 individual U.S. states. The ruling comes after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans, The Center Square .
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- Irish Independent
US Supreme Court lets Donald Trump revoke legal status for over 500,000 migrants
©Reuters Today at 21:30 The US Supreme Court yesterday let Donald Trump's administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States, bolstering the Republican president's drive to step up deportations. The court put on hold Boston-based US District Judge Indira Talwani's order halting the administration's move to end the immigration 'parole' granted to 532,000 of these migrants by Mr Trump's predecessor Joe Biden – potentially exposing many of them to rapid removal, while the case plays out in lower courts. Related topics Donald Trump
Deccan Herald
a day ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke humanitarian legal status for migrants
The court put on hold Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani's order halting the administration's move to end the immigration "parole" granted to 532,000 of these migrants by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden, potentially exposing many of them to rapid removal, while the case plays out in lower courts.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Judge orders Trump to resume processing humanitarian parole extensions
May 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's halt to processing applications of those in the United States under humanitarian parole programs who are seeking to extend their legal status. The ruling on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston orders the Trump administration to restore the processing of applications to extend the stay of immigrants granted legal status in the United States under humanitarian parole programs that have been terminated since President Donald Trump's inauguration. "This ruling reaffirms what we have always known to be true: our government has a legal obligation to respect the rights of all humanitarian parole beneficiaries and the Americans who have welcomed them into their communities," Anwen Hughes, director of legal strategy for Refugee Programs at Human Rights First, said in a statement. The ruling is another legal setback in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, though it is only a preliminary injunction as litigation continues. On Jan. 20 inauguration day, Trump signed an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to terminate all parole programs "that are contrary to the policies of the United States," specifically naming one titled Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, also known as CHNV, which allows people from those countries to live and work in the United States. Other programs targeted include Uniting for Ukraine, allowing Ukrainians displaced by the Russian war to stay in the United States, and Operation Allies Welcome, which is for Afghans fleeing the Taliban. Then on Feb. 14, under the executive order, DHS suspended the processing of applications for extended legal status of those previously approved under the terminated programs over potential concerns of vetting their original applications by the Biden administration. The directives threatened the legal stay of hundreds of thousands of people, and a nationwide coalition of beneficiaries, sponsors and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance filed a lawsuit late February challenging the Trump administration actions. In her ruling Wednesday, Indira Talwani, a Barack Obama appointee, said that while the executive order was not in question, directions given under it to stop the processing of re-parole applications are likely to fail in court. Talwani said the executive order does not provide for the indefinite suspension of applications for re-parole applications. "The 'pause' has now been in place for more than three months; the pause is, in effect, an indefinite suspension," she said. The lawsuit involved several beneficiaries of the terminated programs, which Karen Tumlin, founder and director of the Justice Action Center, described as essential workers, life partners and family members to others in the United States. "They deserve to be treated like anyone else when it comes to pursuing forms of status," Tumlin said. "We're grateful that the judge restored fairness and accountability for these communities."
UPI
3 days ago
- Politics
- UPI
Judge orders Trump to resume processing humanitarian parole extensions
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against the Trump administration's halting of processing humanitarian re-parole applications. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's halt to processing applications of those in the United States under humanitarian parole programs who are seeking to extend their legal status. The ruling on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston orders the Trump administration to restore the processing of applications to extend the stay of immigrants granted legal status in the United States under humanitarian parole programs that have been terminated since President Donald Trump's inauguration. "This ruling reaffirms what we have always known to be true: our government has a legal obligation to respect the rights of all humanitarian parole beneficiaries and the Americans who have welcomed them into their communities," Anwen Hughes, director of legal strategy for Refugee Programs at Human Rights First, said in a statement. The ruling is another legal setback in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, though it is only a preliminary injunction as litigation continues. On Jan. 20 inauguration day, Trump signed an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to terminate all parole programs "that are contrary to the policies of the United States," specifically naming one titled Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, also known as CHNV, which allows people from those countries to live and work in the United States. Other programs targeted include Uniting for Ukraine, allowing Ukrainians displaced by the Russian war to stay in the United States, and Operation Allies Welcome, which is for Afghans fleeing the Taliban. Then on Feb. 14, under the executive order, DHS suspended the processing of applications for extended legal status of those previously approved under the terminated programs over potential concerns of vetting their original applications by the Biden administration. The directives threatened the legal stay of hundreds of thousands of people, and a nationwide coalition of beneficiaries, sponsors and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance filed a lawsuit late February challenging the Trump administration actions. In her ruling Wednesday, Indira Talwani, a Barack Obama appointee, said that while the executive order was not in question, directions given under it to stop the processing of re-parole applications are likely to fail in court. Talwani said the executive order does not provide for the indefinite suspension of applications for re-parole applications. "The 'pause' has now been in place for more than three months; the pause is, in effect, an indefinite suspension," she said. The lawsuit involved several beneficiaries of the terminated programs, which Karen Tumlin, founder and director of the Justice Action Center, described as essential workers, life partners and family members to others in the United States. "They deserve to be treated like anyone else when it comes to pursuing forms of status," Tumlin said. "We're grateful that the judge restored fairness and accountability for these communities."
