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The Trump administration is preparing to revoke legal status for many migrants who entered the United States under a Biden-era program, according to a source familiar with the planning, expanding the pool of people who could be deported.
The move is expected to impact migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti who arrived under President Joe Biden as part of a humanitarian parole program and were allowed to temporarily live and work in the US. More than 530,000 people from those countries arrived to the US under the program.
Some are eligible for other programs that could protect them from deportation. But if they have not pursued other legal avenues to remain in the US, they may be eligible for removal, according to the source.
Many of those who arrived under the humanitarian parole program have been in the US for less than two years. Trump officials have expanded a procedure to speed up deportations, to include undocumented immigrants anywhere in the US who cannot prove they’ve lived in the US continuously for two years or more.
Some background: This is the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to strip temporary protections for migrants already residing in the United States.
Republicans slammed Biden’s use of the humanitarian parole program, arguing that his administration exceeded its authority in its use of the program. In his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a review of parole.
Biden administration officials argued the so-called humanitarian parole authority helped drive down illegal border crossings by giving people a legal pathway to the country. The program required that migrants have a sponsor in the US, undergo screening and vetting, and complete vaccinations.
The proposal, first reported by CBS News, is still being finalized.
