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The Supreme Court has ruled that the White House can strip temporary legal status from about 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela while the appeals process continues. This unsigned ruling, with dissent from two liberal justices, allows the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian parole, potentially forcing individuals to leave the country or stay illegally and risk deportation.
These programs were implemented by the Biden administration to alleviate pressure at the southern border, allowing refugees fleeing oppression and violence to enter the U.S. legally with a sponsor and a job. This decision, coupled with a previous one affecting 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants, brings the total to 850,000 people subject to removal.
Removals could start immediately for those whose work authorizations have expired. The original judge wanted the process to play out in court, as participants in the program have to qualify and have a sponsor, granting them legal authorization to work for up to two years. Justice Jackson's dissent highlights the lack of irreparable harm to the government compared to the harm to individuals, some of whom had status until 2027.