Trump canceled legal status for 530,000 migrants
Kyiv • UNN
The Trump administration will abolish temporary legal status for 530,000 migrants. This step terminates the "parole" program, which allowed them to enter the United States under Biden.
The administration of US President Donald Trump will repeal the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a notice from the Federal Register on Friday, which is the latest step in his fight against immigration, writes UNN with reference to Reuters.
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The move, which takes effect on April 24, ends the two-year program of so-called "parole" granted to migrants under former US President Joe Biden, which allowed them to enter the country by air if they had US sponsors.
Trump, a Republican, has taken steps to tighten immigration controls since taking office, including attempting to deport a record number of illegal migrants to the United States. He argued that the "parole" programs launched by his Democratic predecessor went beyond federal law and called for their termination in an order of January 20.
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On March 6, Trump said he would make a decision "very soon" to strip the "parole" status of about 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the United States during the conflict with Russia. Trump's remarks came in response to a Reuters report that his administration plans to revoke the status for Ukrainians as early as April.
Biden launched the "parole" program for Venezuelans in 2022 and expanded it to Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans in 2023, as his administration struggled with high levels of illegal immigration from these countries. Diplomatic and political relations between the four countries and the United States have been strained.
The Trump administration's decision to strip half a million migrants of legal status could make many vulnerable to deportation if they choose to stay in the United States. It remains unclear how many of those who entered the United States under "parole" now have another form of protection or legal status.
In a notice to be formally published in the Federal Register on Monday, the US Department of Homeland Security said the revocation of "parole" status will simplify the process of expedited deportation of migrants, known as "expedited removal."
According to a Trump-era policy introduced in January, expedited removal can apply to certain migrants in the United States for two years or less.
