Trump is Preparing to Revoke Legal Status for Many Migrants Who Arrived Under Biden

Trump is Preparing to Revoke Legal Status for Many Migrants Who Arrived Under Biden

According to a source familiar with the plans, the Trump administration is preparing to revoke legal status for many migrants who entered the United States through a Biden-era program, potentially increasing the number of people who could be deported.

The move is expected to have an impact on migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti who arrived during President Joe Biden’s term under a humanitarian parole program and were permitted to temporarily live and work in the United States.

More than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans arrived in the United States through the program.

Some are eligible for other programs that may protect them from deportation. However, if they have not pursued other legal avenues to remain in the United States, they may be subject to removal, according to the source.

It is the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to strip temporary protections for migrants already in the United States.

Republicans slammed Biden’s use of the humanitarian parole program, claiming that his administration exceeded its authority. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for a review of parole.

Officials from the Biden administration claimed that the so-called humanitarian parole authority helped to reduce illegal border crossings by providing people with a legal pathway into the country. The program required migrants to have a sponsor in the United States, go through screening and vetting, and receive all necessary vaccinations.

The proposal, which was first reported by CBS News, is still being finalized.

Many of those who arrived through the humanitarian parole program had been in the United States for less than two years.

Trump administration officials expanded a procedure to expedite deportations to include undocumented immigrants from anywhere in the United States who cannot prove they have lived in the country continuously for two years or more.

The “expedited removal” procedure allows immigration authorities to deport someone without a hearing before an immigration judge. Migrants who have had their parole revoked may be eligible for deportation right away.

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