The administration of Donald Trump has requested the United States Supreme Court to revoke the legal status of hundreds of immigrants whose status was granted by the previous Joe Biden administration. The Department of Justice, represented by Kristi Noem, filed a document asking the courts to halt the order imposed by Massachusetts Judge Indira Talwani last April, which temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to revoke status.
The humanitarian program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela was affected by this situation. Judge Talwani's order was characterized in the document submitted to the Supreme Court as an action that undermines fundamental prerogatives of the Executive Branch and undoes democratically approved policies that played a significant role in the November elections.
According to Attorney General John Sauer, the Supreme Court should suspend the district court's order and allow the deportation of those immigrants whose admissibility cannot be demonstrated or who are detained pending deportation proceedings.
In October 2024, the Biden administration decided not to renew the 'humanitarian parole,' which affected approximately 530,000 Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians who were protected from deportation. Judge Talwani, nominated by former President Barack Obama, indicated that the government must respect the expiration date of the program and cannot eliminate it prematurely without a case-by-case review.
The program known as 'humanitarian parole' has been used by both Republican and Democratic administrations for over 70 years to promote national interests such as family reunification and the humanitarian management of migration.
