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See - Sada Elbalad
22-03-2025
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
US Set to Expel 500,000 Migrants
Israa Farhan The United States has announced plans to terminate the legal status of over 500,000 migrants, giving them only a few weeks to leave the country. President Donald Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, reinforcing his administration's tough stance on immigration, particularly from Latin American nations. The decision affects about 532,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the US under a program launched by former President Joe Biden in October 2022 and later expanded in January 2023. Under the new order, these migrants will lose their legal protection 30 days after the Department of Homeland Security publishes the directive in the Federal Register, scheduled for Tuesday. This means they must leave the U.S. by April 24 unless they secure an alternative legal status that allows them to remain. The organization which supports asylum seekers, has urged those affected to seek legal advice immediately. The program initially allowed up to 30,000 migrants per month from these four countries—many of which face severe human rights challenges—to enter and stay in the US for two years. President Biden had promoted the initiative as a safe and humane way to ease pressure on the overcrowded U.S.-Mexico border. However, the Department of Homeland Security emphasized that the program was always intended to be temporary. The decision stated that the permit was not a path to permanent residency or citizenship and does not grant formal admission into the US. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
Express Tribune
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
US terminates legal status for 500,000 immigrants: which countries are affected?
Listen to article The United States announced Friday it would terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them until April 24 to leave the country. The move affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who entered under a program launched by President Joe Biden in October 2022 and expanded in January 2023. The immigrants will lose their legal protection 30 days after the Department of Homeland Security publishes the order in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for Tuesday. Those affected must depart the US unless they secure another immigration status. an organization supporting refugees, urged impacted individuals to consult an immigration lawyer immediately. The program, designed to allow up to 30,000 migrants per month from these four nations, was intended as a temporary, 'safe and humane' alternative to the crowded US-Mexico border. However, the Department of Homeland Security emphasized that the program was not a pathway to permanent immigration. The move comes as President Donald Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history, focusing on limiting immigration, particularly from Latin America.
Arab News
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave the country. President Donald Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history and curb immigration, mainly from Latin American nations. The order affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came to the United States under a scheme launched in October 2022 by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden and expanded in January the following year. They will lose their legal protection 30 days after the Department of Homeland Security's order is published in the Federal Register, which is scheduled Tuesday. That means immigrants sponsored by the program 'must depart the United States' by April 24 unless they have secured another immigration status allowing them to remain in the country, the order says. which supports people seeking refuge in the United States, urged those affected by the move to 'immediately' seek advice from an immigration lawyer. The Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) program, announced in January 2023, allowed entry to the United States for two years for up to 30,000 migrants per month from the four countries, which have grim human rights records. Biden touted the plan as a 'safe and humane' way to ease pressure on the crowded US-Mexico border. But the Department of Homeland Security stressed Friday that the scheme was 'temporary.' 'Parole is inherently temporary, and parole alone is not an underlying basis for obtaining any immigration status, nor does it constitute an admission to the United States,' it said in the order. Nicolette Glazer, an immigration lawyer in California, said the order would affect the 'vast majority' of the half a million immigrants who entered the United States under the CHNV scheme. 'Only 75,000 affirmative asylum applications were filed, so the vast majority of the CHNV parolees will find themselves without status, work permits, and subject to removal,' she posted on X. 'The chaos will be unreal.' Trump last weekend invoked rare wartime legislation to fly more than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador, which has offered to imprison migrants and even US citizens at a discount. More than seven million Venezuelans have fled their country over the last decade as the oil-rich country's economy implodes under leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, a bugbear of Washington who has faced major sanctions.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants
The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave the country. President Donald Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history and curb immigration, mainly from Latin American nations. The order affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came to the United States under a scheme launched in October 2022 by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden and expanded in January the following year. They will lose their legal protection 30 days after the Department of Homeland Security's order is published in the Federal Register, which is scheduled Tuesday. That means immigrants sponsored by the program "must depart the United States" by April 24 unless they have secured another immigration status allowing them to remain in the country, the order says. which supports people seeking refuge in the United States, urged those affected by the move to "immediately" seek advice from an immigration lawyer. The Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) program, announced in January 2023, allowed entry to the United States for two years for up to 30,000 migrants per month from the four countries, which have grim human rights records. Biden touted the plan as a "safe and humane" way to ease pressure on the crowded US-Mexico border. But the Department of Homeland Security stressed Friday that the scheme was "temporary." "Parole is inherently temporary, and parole alone is not an underlying basis for obtaining any immigration status, nor does it constitute an admission to the United States," it said in the order. Nicolette Glazer, an immigration lawyer in California, said the order would affect the "vast majority" of the half a million immigrants who entered the United States under the CHNV scheme. "Only 75,000 affirmative asylum applications were filed, so the vast majority of the CHNV parolees will find themselves without status, work permits, and subject to removal," she posted on X. "The chaos will be unreal". Trump last weekend invoked rare wartime legislation to fly more than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador, which has offered to imprison migrants and even US citizens at a discount. More than seven million Venezuelans have fled their country over the last decade as the oil-rich country's economy implodes under leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, a bugbear of Washington who has faced major sanctions. bur-cms/mtp
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Refugees and their sponsors feel stuck after halt to programs letting communities resettle newcomers
MIAMI (AP) — Refugees had been arriving in the United States at levels unseen in nearly three decades, assisted by nonprofits and ordinary people across the political spectrum. More than 160,000 Americans across every state signed up to resettle newcomers through the Welcome Corps, a public-private effort launched two years ago. More than 800,000 new arrivals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ukraine and Afghanistan were also welcomed with help from financial supporters through a legal tool known as humanitarian parole. That screeched to a halt after President Donald Trump's inauguration and his administration's immediate 90-day suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program — a move that stranded thousands of vetted refugees, cut nonprofits' staffing and left sponsors uneasy about the future of fledgling programs they felt had enriched their own lives. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Rivly Breus is among those feeling anxious. Working from a pastel peach house in South Florida, the crisis counselor has backed the resettlement of more than 30 people from Haiti, Ukraine and Cuba. She wanted to show them how to 'thrive,' she said, rather than 'being in survival mode all the time.' 'It's also left us in limbo because we're not able to answer some of the questions that our sponsees have,' Breus said. 'We're not able to give them the encouragement that we usually do, or the hope.' New approaches New sponsorship pathways increased U.S. resettlement capacity in recent years. Humanitarian parole had been applied for seven decades towards migrants unable to use standard routes. The Biden administration expanded it for Ukrainians and with another program known as CHNV allowing up to 30,000 monthly entrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Migrants needed to clear security checks and have U.S.-based financial supporters. The intention was to dissuade illegal border crossings by providing two-year work authorizations, though they weren't a path to citizenship. The State Department allowed private sponsors to ease refugees' transition through the Welcome Corps beginning in January 2023. Groups of five or more sponsors had to secure at least $2,425 per refugee and commit to planning transportation, housing, education and employment. They could match with pre-approved applicants or name a specific refugee. 'Private sponsorship means we're not asking a government or the taxpayer to fund this," Ed Shapiro, a leading Welcome Corps funder, said in an email. 'We're saying, 'Let us do this for our citizens, religious organizations, businesses and universities who want (or in some cases, need) to do this.'' More than 9,000 sponsors have welcomed over 4,500 refugees since the program's first arrivals in June 2023. The nonprofit platform launched to help refugees identify sponsors. Private philanthropists and established a fund to overcome financial barriers. The idea was that sponsor circles could provide instant social capital and aid assimilation in a more meaningful way than government case workers. 'It was an initiative that I think was really energizing for folks,' said Marissa Tirona, president of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. '(For) everyday folks, neighbors, communities to establish more welcoming localities across the United States.' Proponents pitched sponsorship as an intimate form of service that enabled ordinary people to supplement the resettlement agencies' work and take an active role in reshaping their communities. However, the Department of Homeland Security now says its predecessors abused humanitarian parole. When asked about Welcome Corps, a State Department spokesperson said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is ensuring all foreign assistance programs are 'efficient and consistent' with the 'America First' 'Every dollar we spend, every program we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions: Does it make America safer? Does it make America stronger? Does it make America more prosperous?' Rubio said in a statement. A 'stepping stone' in Miami Breus keeps busy helping. When she's not meeting patients or filling out grant applications in the afternoons for the antipoverty nonprofit, the Erzule Paul Foundation, where she runs operations, Breus said she enjoys taking new arrivals on outings around Miami like this winter's photo session with a mall Santa. Her mother helps. They jumped at the opportunity to be a 'stepping stone," according to Breus. She said ten foundation employees formed a 'sponsor circle' and created an online profile that prospective migrants could browse. They indicated how many people they could sponsor and what resources they could offer. Together, the sponsors help with transportation, interpretation, job applications and school enrollment. 'Just the basics to help get them off their feet,' Breus said. The experience was rewarding enough that Breus used to help Ukrainians resettle, but she says it has been pretty 'shaky' lately. She's been attending webinars so she can best advise her 'sponsees,' some of whom are exploring moves to other countries. Among them is Flor, who studied psychology in Haiti and works part time as an overnight stocker while taking English language classes. Flor asked to be identified only by her nickname because she fears deportation. Flor had hoped her 5-year-old daughter, still in Haiti, might join her with Breus' help. 'This week, with the news, I don't even have the courage when I'm talking to her to look at her because I feel like I'm failing her," she said Jan. 23 through a Creole-language interpreter. From Utah to Pennsylvania, sponsors scramble After frantically trying to expedite applications, sponsors are now sitting with growing uncertainty. Provoked by the urgency of their refugees' circumstances, some participants are lobbying lawmakers to uphold initiatives they say have broad appeal and praying they meet the unexplained 'case-by-case' basis on which arrivals are now allowed. Clydie Wakefield, 72, flew to D.C. this month. The retired teacher, who described herself as 'conservative leaning but open,' began sponsoring an Afghan family after virtually tutoring their sister in English. She thought her representatives' offices might help obtain an exception for the woman and her siblings. Wakefield said she's not a 'mover and shaker." She just wanted to follow her Mormon faith's calling to 'give comfort to those in need of comfort.' She'd spent the holiday season finding housing and making final arrangements. Bedding and other necessities bought by her church community sit in a storage unit. The family was maybe one month away from flying over when Wakefield said the executive order hit. 'It was really discouraging. But she just keeps hoping," Wakefield said. "And I'm inspired by her. I'm going to continue to hope.' Chuck Pugh, 78, said he felt 'increasing pressure' to get an Afghan arrival's parents, three sisters and two brothers from Pakistan to the Philadelphia area. A political independent, Pugh said he gathered a bipartisan Welcome Corps group last July, including a Trump supporter. The family underwent an hours-long interview at the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, he said, and reported for medical checks in November. He raised all the money required to cover post-arrival expenses for the seven-person family. They redoubled their efforts this January because he felt they were "so very close.' Pugh said he can't afford to give up — though he expects the family will be stuck for the near future. 'If we can be at the airport to welcome this family, that would really be one of the greatest days of my life,' Pugh said. ___ Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP's philanthropy coverage, visit
