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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Over 5 lakh face deportation risk as Trump gets go-ahead to end legal status of migrants from US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending temporary legal protections for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The decision raises the number of migrants newly at risk of deportation to nearly 1 million. The justices lifted a lower-court order that had blocked the administration's effort to terminate the humanitarian parole program. In a separate case earlier this month, the court allowed the removal of about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, marking the second time the court has sided with the Trump administration in its push to roll back Biden-era immigration policies. The court issued its order without explanation, which is typical on the emergency docket. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning of the serious consequences the decision could have on affected migrants. The administration filed an emergency appeal after a federal judge in Boston, Indira Talwani, had stopped the government from ending the program. Judge Talwani had ruled that revoking the protections early would force migrants to either flee the country or face possible deportation. While she allowed revocation on a case-by-case basis, the administration argued that the program was granted en masse and should be ended the same way. Solicitor general D John Sauer called individual review a 'gargantuan task' that would slow the government's ability to remove migrants. Justice Jackson echoed concerns from Judge Talwani, writing in her dissent that the court's order would cause 'needless human suffering' before a final legal judgment is reached. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The temporary parole program had allowed up to 30,000 people per month from the four countries to enter the US for two years, provided they had a financial sponsor and paid their own travel expenses. These migrants fled instability and dangers in their home countries. The decision also affects other groups covered under humanitarian parole, including Afghans, Ukrainians, and Central American children. The Biden administration had used this authority, in effect since 1952, more extensively than any previous president. Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem cancelled an 18-month extension of the parole protections, giving migrants 30 days to leave unless covered by other legal protections. This marks the first time such a large group has lost parole status at once, with advocates calling it 'the largest mass illegalisation event in modern American history.' The Supreme Court's order is not a final decision, but it does mean that the protections will be lifted while the case moves forward. The case now goes back to the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
US judge blocks Trump from suspending Biden-era migrant 'parole' programs
A U.S. federal judge has inflicted another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to end a multiple Biden-era parole program for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Afghanistan, Latin America and Ukraine. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to resume processing applications from those migrants who are seeking work permits or renewing their status. Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, rejected the Trump administration's claim that suspending the parole programs was within its broad discretion to direct immigration policy. Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Temporary Legal Status Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Migrants Federal law still requires agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to follow a lengthy process for granting or denying parole and other immigration relief, she wrote in siding with migrants pursuing a class action lawsuit. Talwani also certified a nationwide class, temporarily protecting all individuals in several humanitarian parole programs while the case proceeds. Read On The Fox News App "This court emphasizes, as it did in its prior order, that it is not in the public interest to manufacture a circumstance in which hundreds of thousands of individuals will, over the course of several months, become unlawfully present in the country, such that these individuals cannot legally work in their communities or provide for themselves and their families," the judge wrote. "Nor is it in the public interest for individuals who enlisted and are currently serving in the United States military to face family separation, particularly where some of these individuals joined the military in part to help their loved ones obtain lawful status." Some of the applicants were paroled into the U.S. after working with the U.S. military as translators. Trump Admin Pulling Legal Status For More Than 530K Migrants The migrants were granted a two-year "parole" to live in the country under programs established by former President Joe Biden. The programs let migrants and their immediate family members fly to the United States as long as they had sponsors in America. Then, they would be placed on parole for two years. However, the Trump administration has been trying to end all parole programs as part of its immigration crackdown and has already asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 directing the government to end "all categorical parole programs" set up during the Biden administration. Last month, Talwani blocked the administration's effort to revoke parole and work authorization en masse for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, ruling that such actions required case-by-case determinations. Anwen Hughes, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Human Rights First, said in a statement that they are pleased with the ruling. "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," Hughes said. "We share the judge's hope that the government will adhere to this order and immediately resume adjudicating our clients' applications for relief." Reuters contributed to this report. Original article source: US judge blocks Trump from suspending Biden-era migrant 'parole' programs
Fox News
6 days ago
- General
- Fox News
US judge blocks Trump from suspending Biden-era migrant 'parole' programs
A U.S. federal judge has inflicted another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to end a multiple Biden-era parole program for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Afghanistan, Latin America and Ukraine. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to resume processing applications from those migrants who are seeking work permits or renewing their status. Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, rejected the Trump administration's claim that suspending the parole programs was within its broad discretion to direct immigration policy. Federal law still requires agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to follow a lengthy process for granting or denying parole and other immigration relief, she wrote in siding with migrants pursuing a class action lawsuit. Talwani also certified a nationwide class, temporarily protecting all individuals in several humanitarian parole programs while the case proceeds. "This court emphasizes, as it did in its prior order, that it is not in the public interest to manufacture a circumstance in which hundreds of thousands of individuals will, over the course of several months, become unlawfully present in the country, such that these individuals cannot legally work in their communities or provide for themselves and their families," the judge wrote. "Nor is it in the public interest for individuals who enlisted and are currently serving in the United States military to face family separation, particularly where some of these individuals joined the military in part to help their loved ones obtain lawful status." Some of the applicants were paroled into the U.S. after working with the U.S. military as translators. The migrants were granted a two-year "parole" to live in the country under programs established by former President Joe Biden. The programs let migrants and their immediate family members fly to the United States as long as they had sponsors in America. Then, they would be placed on parole for two years. However, the Trump administration has been trying to end all parole programs as part of its immigration crackdown and has already asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 directing the government to end "all categorical parole programs" set up during the Biden administration. Last month, Talwani blocked the administration's effort to revoke parole and work authorization en masse for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, ruling that such actions required case-by-case determinations. Anwen Hughes, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Human Rights First, said in a statement that they are pleased with the ruling. "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," Hughes said. "We share the judge's hope that the government will adhere to this order and immediately resume adjudicating our clients' applications for relief."
Axios
6 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
Federal judge blocks Trump admin from pulling Biden-era migrant protections
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from revoking Biden -era temporary migrant protections and ordered officials to resume applications. Why it matters: The ruling that comes as the Trump administration is moving to escalate its hardline immigration crackdown affects thousands of people who came to the country legally via temporary programs from Afghanistan, Latin America and Ukraine. Driving the news: A lawsuit is challenging the suspension of processing applications for people from Afghanistan, Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. State of play: President Trump in January ordered the Homeland Security Department to terminate Biden-era "parole" programs that allowed people from certain countries to temporarily live and work in the U.S. due to humanitarian or public interest grounds. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in her order accepted that the Trump administration has broad discretion on immigration policy, but said it was not wholly shielded from judicial review. The judge in Boston, Massachusetts, made a similar order in April regarding people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela given temporary legal status under the CHNV Program, which the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overrule. "This court emphasizes, as it did in its prior order, that it is not in the public interest to manufacture a circumstance in which hundreds of thousands of individuals will, over the course of several months, become unlawfully present in the country, such that these individuals cannot legally work in their communities or provide for themselves and their families," Talwani said Wednesday. What they're saying: "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," said Anwen Hughes, a lawyer for Human Rights First, which is representing plaintiffs in the case, in a statement Wednesday. The other side: Attorneys for the Justice Department in its appeal to the Supreme Court on Talwani's April ruling said that order "blocks the Executive Branch from exercising its discretionary authority over a key aspect of the Nation's immigration and foreign policy and thwarts Congress's express vesting of that decision in the Secretary, not courts."
TimesLIVE
6 days ago
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
US judge blocks Trump from suspending Biden-era migrant 'parole' programmes
A US federal judge on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to resume processing applications from migrants seeking work permits or more lasting immigration status who are living in the country temporarily under 'parole' programmes. The ruling by district judge Indira Talwani in Boston will provide relief to thousands of migrants from Afghanistan, Latin America and Ukraine who were granted a two-year 'parole' to live in the country under programmes established by Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration. The same judge had previously blocked the Trump administration from revoking the parole status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. The administration has asked the US Supreme Court to pause her decision. Talwani, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama, rejected the Trump administration's claim that suspending the parole programmes was within its broad discretion to direct immigration policy. Federal law still requires agencies under the US department of homeland security to follow a lengthy process for granting or denying parole and other immigration relief, she wrote in siding with migrants pursuing a class-action lawsuit. 'We are pleased that the court has again rightly recognised the harm the government's arbitrary decision-making has inflicted on innocent people,' Anwen Hughes, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Human Rights First, said in a statement. The homeland security department did not respond to requests for comment. The ruling came on the same day as a US trade court decision to block Trump's tariffs from going into effect, delivering simultaneous blows to two of the president's core agendas around trade and immigration. The decision came in a lawsuit challenging a pause on the processing of applications from Ukrainian, Afghan, Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants either seeking to be granted entry through the parole process or who have already been granted that status and are seeking to stay. Talwani's decision focused on policies adopted after Trump on his first day back in office on January 20 signed an executive order directing it to end the Biden-era parole programme. In a memo that day, acting homeland security secretary Benjamine Huffman directed agencies under his purview to pause, modify or terminate any categorical parole programmes, which he asserted were not authorised by law as parole could only be granted on a case-by-case basis. DHS officials subsequently stopped processing new parole applications and in mid-February barred staff from considering requests from migrants from Ukraine and Latin America who had already been granted parole to pursue other forms of immigration status, such as asylum or temporary protected status.
