In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration's ability to revoke the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants currently residing in the US under a humanitarian parole program.
Supreme Court Decision Paves Way for Trump to Terminate Legal Status for Over 500,000 Migrants
Supreme Court Decision Paves Way for Trump to Terminate Legal Status for Over 500,000 Migrants
The Supreme Court's latest ruling permits the Trump administration to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants.
The decision, delivered on Friday, effectively suspends a prior federal judge's injunction that had blocked the end of the "parole" initiative set up by former President Joe Biden. This program had provided crucial protections for immigrants fleeing dire economic and political situations in their native countries, particularly from regions like Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. As a consequence of this ruling, these migrants now face heightened risks of deportation.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, two of the three liberal justices on the bench, dissented from the majority opinion. The existing parole program, which grants temporary legal status for work and residency in the US based on "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit," has come under threat from Trump's administration, which had sought to abolish it.
Immigration advocates argue that reversing this program could lead many migrants back to environments rife with potential threats, including violence and persecution. The ruling follows a previous decision by the Supreme Court that allowed the Trump administration to dismantle Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.
Historically, humanitarian parole has been implemented to assist refugees escaping from war or severe unrest, dating back to the Cuban migration in the 1960s. The Biden administration also introduced a parole program in 2022 for Ukrainians affected by the ongoing conflict due to Russia's invasion.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, two of the three liberal justices on the bench, dissented from the majority opinion. The existing parole program, which grants temporary legal status for work and residency in the US based on "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit," has come under threat from Trump's administration, which had sought to abolish it.
Immigration advocates argue that reversing this program could lead many migrants back to environments rife with potential threats, including violence and persecution. The ruling follows a previous decision by the Supreme Court that allowed the Trump administration to dismantle Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.
Historically, humanitarian parole has been implemented to assist refugees escaping from war or severe unrest, dating back to the Cuban migration in the 1960s. The Biden administration also introduced a parole program in 2022 for Ukrainians affected by the ongoing conflict due to Russia's invasion.
