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Time of India
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like A club where time slows down madison club Undo 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.' (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates) 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.' Live Events 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.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
What to do if you're a U.S. citizen and immigration authorities tell you to leave the country
U.S. immigration authorities issued a blunt warning in an unprecedented mass email to individuals living in the country on temporary protected status: 'It is time for you to leave the United States.' Titled 'Notice of Termination of Parole,' the email declared: '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 states that 'any benefits you receive in the United States connected with your parole — such as work authorization — will also terminate.' 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you,' the email, a copy of which was reviewed by NBC News, concludes. The Department of Homeland Security email was intended for the 14 million people living in the U.S. who fled unrest in countries such as Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua. But in the days following the email's distribution, shocking reports surfaced that U.S. citizens in Massachusetts, Arizona and Connecticut all received the notices. Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney from Boston and a U.S.-born citizen, said she received the notice last week. '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. 'It was a range of emotions that happened pretty quickly.' A senior DHS official said in a statement that Customs and Border Protection was 'monitoring communications and will address any issues on a case-by-case basis.' 'If a non-personal email — such as an American citizen contact — was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients,' the official said. Micheroni and other immigration experts agree that U.S. citizens who receive the email should not legitimately worry that they could face deportation. 'This email was specifically addressed to people that entered the United States on parole, and parole means that the United States has agreed to let you into the United States and you don't otherwise have a visa or a reason to be here,' Micheroni said. 'So, if you're a U.S. citizen, you shouldn't be entering the United States on parole.' Still, experts caution that U.S. citizens should take steps to protect themselves in the unlikely event that they are approached by immigration authorities contesting their citizenship. Kristen Harris, an immigration attorney in Chicago, advised that U.S. citizens who receive the notice should immediately seek counsel from an immigration attorney. 'There is certainly no legal effect under current statute or regulation for a citizen to be 'parole terminated' given that especially a U.S. citizen would never, ever have been paroled in his or her life,' she said. 'On the other hand, given how ... fluid the current administration's interpretation is of existing law, I think checking in with private immigration council would actually be advisable.' In recent weeks, the Trump administration and immigration authorities have stepped up efforts to deport noncitizens. Last month, the administration defied a judge's order and sent hundreds of men to a high-security prison in El Salvador, claiming they were all members of a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua. Some relatives of the men sent to the megaprison have strongly disputed claims that their family members are part of the gang. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador immigrant living in Maryland under a court-issued protective order, was among those sent to the prison in what federal officials called an 'administrative error.' The administration has repeatedly defied or ignored a court order to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. Trump has also floated the idea of deporting U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes in recent weeks. Harris and Micheroni recommend that U.S. citizens who receive the notice collect their documentation, including birth certificates and U.S. passports, to prove they are U.S. citizens in case they are approached by immigration authorities. '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,' Micheroni said. The attorneys also raised concerns that U.S. citizens could unintentionally be grouped with noncitizens in other scenarios. The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is moving to cancel the Social Security numbers of deported migrants by adding them to a list of deceased individuals, effectively blacklisting them from making or spending money. Micheroni said she logged on to her online Social Security account in recent days and confirmed that it remains active. 'This particular email is hopefully not connected to the Social Security Administration canceling Social Security numbers, just because it sounds like this email went out to so many different people,' she said. 'But it is a concern, and I think broader issues, errors like this or accidentally putting people on the wrong list has very serious consequences.' Not all experts recommended taking action. Jonathan A. Grode, an immigration lawyer in Philadelphia, said U.S. citizens should largely ignore the notices if they receive them. Grode also received the email in recent days and didn't give it any attention. 'I know that I'm a U.S. citizen, not on parole. I'm not doing anything about it,' he said. 'I had a good little giggle and deleted it.' He suggested that the government likely knew it accidentally had American citizens on the list of email recipients but did not take steps to address the issue. 'This is a government of sledgehammers, not scalpels, right? I personally believe that the United States is a very mature and effectuated country, and moves should be taken thoughtfully, pragmatically and carefully,' he said. 'This government does not share that opinion.' 'They want to be agents of change, and their way of doing it is very big and very bold and very aggressive,' he added. This article was originally published on
NBC News
20-04-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
What to do if you're a U.S. citizen and immigration authorities tell you to leave the country
U.S. immigration authorities issued a blunt warning in an unprecedented mass email to individuals living in the country on temporary protected status: 'It is time for you to leave the United States.' Titled 'Notice of Termination of Parole,' the email declared: '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 states that 'any benefits you receive in the United States connected with your parole — such as work authorization — will also terminate.' 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you,' the email, a copy of which was reviewed by NBC News, concludes. The Department of Homeland Security email was intended for the 14 million people living in the U.S. who fled unrest in countries such as Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua. But in the days following the email's distribution, shocking reports surfaced that U.S. citizens in Massachusetts, Arizona and Connecticut all received the notices. Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney from Boston and a U.S.-born citizen, said she received the notice last week. '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. 'It was a range of emotions that happened pretty quickly.' A senior DHS official said in a statement that Customs and Border Protection was 'monitoring communications and will address any issues on a case-by-case basis.' 'If a non-personal email — such as an American citizen contact — was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients,' the official said. Micheroni and other immigration experts agree that U.S. citizens who receive the email should not legitimately worry that they could face deportation. 'This email was specifically addressed to people that entered the United States on parole, and parole means that the United States has agreed to let you into the United States and you don't otherwise have a visa or a reason to be here,' Micheroni said. 'So, if you're a U.S. citizen, you shouldn't be entering the United States on parole.' Still, experts caution that U.S. citizens should take steps to protect themselves in the unlikely event that they are approached by immigration authorities contesting their citizenship. Kristen Harris, an immigration attorney in Chicago, advised that U.S. citizens who receive the notice should immediately seek counsel from an immigration attorney. 'There is certainly no legal effect under current statute or regulation for a citizen to be 'parole terminated' given that especially a U.S. citizen would never, ever have been paroled in his or her life,' she said. 'On the other hand, given how ... fluid the current administration's interpretation is of existing law, I think checking in with private immigration council would actually be advisable.' In recent weeks, the Trump administration and immigration authorities have stepped up efforts to deport noncitizens. Last month, the administration defied a judge's order and sent hundreds of men to a high-security prison in El Salvador, claiming they were all members of a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua. Some relatives of the men sent to the megaprison have strongly disputed claims that their family members are part of the gang. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador immigrant living in Maryland under a court-issued protective order, was among those sent to the prison in what federal officials called an 'administrative error. ' The administration has repeatedly defied or ignored a court order to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. Trump has also floated the idea of deporting U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes in recent weeks. Harris and Micheroni recommend that U.S. citizens who receive the notice collect their documentation, including birth certificates and U.S. passports, to prove they are U.S. citizens in case they are approached by immigration authorities. '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,' Micheroni said. The attorneys also raised concerns that U.S. citizens could unintentionally be grouped with noncitizens in other scenarios. The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is moving to cancel the Social Security numbers of deported migrants by adding them to a list of deceased individuals, effectively blacklisting them from making or spending money. Micheroni said she logged on to her online Social Security account in recent days and confirmed that it remains active. 'This particular email is hopefully not connected to the Social Security Administration canceling Social Security numbers, just because it sounds like this email went out to so many different people,' she said. 'But it is a concern, and I think broader issues, errors like this or accidentally putting people on the wrong list has very serious consequences.' Not all experts recommended taking action. Jonathan A. Grode, an immigration lawyer in Philadelphia, said U.S. citizens should largely ignore the notices if they receive them. Grode also received the email in recent days and didn't give it any attention. 'I know that I'm a U.S. citizen, not on parole. I'm not doing anything about it,' he said. 'I had a good little giggle and deleted it.' He suggested that the government likely knew it accidentally had American citizens on the list of email recipients but did not take steps to address the issue. 'This is a government of sledgehammers, not scalpels, right? I personally believe that the United States is a very mature and effectuated country, and moves should be taken thoughtfully, pragmatically and carefully,' he said. 'This government does not share that opinion.' 'They want to be agents of change, and their way of doing it is very big and very bold and very aggressive,' he added.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
U.S. Doctor Gets Email From Immigration Officials: 'It Is Time For You To Leave'
A physician born in the U.S. said she received an email from the Department of Homeland Security telling her to leave the country. Lisa Anderson, a doctor based in Connecticut, said she received the troubling email from the DHS on Friday, NBC Connecticut first reported. 'It is time for you to leave the United States,' the email said. Anderson, who was born in Pennsylvania, said she has 'no idea' how she ended up on the department's radar. 'The language seemed pretty threatening to whomever it might actually apply to,' Anderson told NBC Connecticut. The emails have been going out to non-U.S. citizens who entered the country using the CBP One mobile app. It's part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation push, which has also targeted people who entered the country legally. Anderson isn't the only U.S. citizen to receive the email. Nicole Micheroni, a Massachusetts-born immigration attorney, said she received the same email on Friday. 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you,' warns the email, which Micheroni posted to Bluesky. The email said Micheroni had just seven days to leave the U.S. 'I've been here my whole life,' Micheroni told local Boston station WCVB. A senior DHS official told HuffPost on Monday that Micheroni may have been contacted by mistake because a non-U.S. citizen used her email as their own. 'CBP used the known email addresses of the alien to send notifications. If a non-personal email — such as an American citizen contact — was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients. CBP is monitoring communications and will address any issues on a case-by-case basis,' the official said. U.S.-Born Attorney Says She Was Told To 'Immediately' Self-Deport In DHS Email White House Marks 6,000 Migrants As Dead So That They 'Self-Deport': Reports Judge Finds Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt For Violating Deportation Order Judge Rules That Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Citizen who was ordered to leave the U.S. in 7 days says she's heard nothing from federal officials
On Friday, federal authorities ordered Nicole Micheroni to leave the country within seven days. Micheroni — a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, immigration attorney and Massachusetts resident — told MSNBC that as of Tuesday, she has heard nothing from the Department of Homeland Security, which she believes mistakenly sent the notice that told her 'it is time for you to leave the United States.' 'The process is a mess right now,' she said. 'DHS is not being careful.' The email came from a no-reply address, Micheroni said, and it informed her that her 'parole' — which in immigration law allows noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States for limited periods of time — had been terminated, according to a screenshot of the email shared with NBC Boston. "If you do not deport the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States," the email says. The notice was sent to her work email, Micheroni said, but it was different from the emails she typically gets from immigration authorities about clients. No name was included in the message, she said, nor was there a case number. Initially, Micheroni wasn't sure whether it was real. "I kind of laughed at first, and then I was like, wait a minute," she said. "This is very concerning." In a statement, a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security said a separate agency — Customs and Border Protection — is issuing parole termination notices to people who do not have lawful status to remain in the United States. "CBP used the known email addresses of the alien to send notifications," the official said. "If a non-personal email — such as an American citizen contact — was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients. CBP is monitoring communications and will address any issues on a case-by-case basis.' To be clear: If you are an alien, being in the United States is a privilege—not a right. We are acting in the best interest of the country and enforcing the law accordingly.' A second U.S. citizen and Boston-area immigration attorney, Carmen Bello, told NBC Boston that she, too, received a notice of parole termination telling her to leave the country. "They're not even checking if it's the attorney's email or the applicant's email,' Bello said, referring to migrants who have applied for parole. "I think there's a lack of responsibility on the department on sending the letters like this.' This article was originally published on
