The Trump administration has officially asked the United States Supreme Court to allow it to end legal protections for more than half a million migrants from four countries — Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
The emergency request comes after a lower court blocked the administration’s efforts to terminate the so-called humanitarian parole program, a policy first expanded under President Biden that allowed migrants from these nations to enter the U.S. with a financial sponsor, granting them two-year work permits and legal status.
But that temporary reprieve was set to expire last month. The Trump administration, now in its second term, had announced plans to cancel the program, known as the CHNV parole program, and gave beneficiaries just 30 days to leave the country or face arrest and deportation.
However, a federal judge in Boston, Indira Talwani, ruled that the government could not revoke these protections on a mass scale. She stated that immigration law requires individualized decisions to end parole status — not blanket termination orders.
The administration’s emergency appeal, filed Thursday, argues that the Department of Homeland Security has sole authority over such decisions and claims the lower court’s ruling improperly interferes with the executive branch’s control over immigration and foreign policy. Solicitor General John Sauer said the district court’s decision upends critical immigration measures that were central to President Trump’s reelection platform.
The Biden-era parole program has been praised by advocates as a way to promote legal immigration and reduce dangerous crossings at the southern border. But Trump officials have called the program unlawful and accuse the previous administration of overstepping its authority.
At stake now are the futures of more than 500,000 individuals — many of whom have built lives, jobs, and families here in the United States.
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Trump administration can move forward with revoking their status.
We will continue to follow this development and bring you updates as they happen.
Reporting by Katy Moore.
