U.S. Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Revoke Status for Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

• Judge blocks parole revocation
• Half a million migrants affected
• Ruling benefits sponsor families

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants who benefit from the humanitarian parole program for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV).

The ruling impacts more than half a million immigrants, most of whom reside in South Florida.

The parole program, implemented under President Joe Biden, offers temporary humanitarian protection and work authorization to migrants from these countries.

Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts issued the injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to terminate the program.

Judge Blocks Parole Revocation for Migrants

A U.S. federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the “humanitarian parole” immigration program that protects nearly 530,000 Venezuelan, Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian migrants from deportation. pic.twitter.com/ima9smewk4
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The decision came after the government filed a motion to lift a prior court order that had protected the program’s beneficiaries.

Karen Tumlin, director of the Justice Action Center, called the ruling “an important step toward justice.”

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She emphasized that the decision benefits not only the migrants who entered the U.S. through the program, but also the American sponsors who welcomed and supported them.

The parole program has long been a critical tool in the U.S. for managing humanitarian migration.

Judicial Ruling’s Impact on Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals also rejected the government’s request to stay the lower court’s decision.

This provides temporary relief to parole recipients who feared losing their legal status and work permits.

The case, Svitlana Doe v. Noem, was brought by the Justice Action Center and Human Rights First, representing affected migrants and their sponsors.

The Haitian Bridge Alliance also participated in the lawsuit. This court ruling comes amid heightened tensions over U.S. immigration policy.

Anwen Hughes of Human Rights First noted that the parole program has been vital in promoting family reunification and managing migration with a humanitarian approach.

She underscored the importance of the decision in preventing irreversible harm to hundreds of thousands of people.

Guerline Jozef, founder of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, praised the ruling as a temporary victory for migrant communities.

“Hundreds of thousands of our neighbors will sleep tonight knowing that the Trump administration’s efforts to delegitimize and criminalize our communities have been stopped—for now,” she said.

Source: EFE