The United States will revoke the temporary legal status of more than five lakh migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the country during the Biden administration.
The Trump administration is acting on the earlier claim of the president to counterattack illegal migration to enhance prospects for American citizens. It has also deported a large number of immigrants through deportation flights.
Since Trump assumed office, federal authorities have carried out over 30,000 arrests of individuals residing in the country unlawfully, frequently in collaboration with Justice Department agencies.
The migrants have been warned to emigrate from the country before the cancellation of their permits and deportation shield on 24 April.
The migrants entered the country as a part of the humanitarian parole and accompanying work permits for nationals of Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela who were allowed to fly directly to the US after applying from abroad.
The Biden-era sponsorship programme known as the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) allowed people from these countries having a US sponsor to enter the U.S. for a period of two years to live and work using a legal mechanism known as “humanitarian parole.
The Biden administration contended that CHNV would assist in reducing unauthorized border entries at the southern US border and enable more thorough screening of individuals entering the country.
CHNV reportedly helped 213,000 Haitians, more than 120,700 Venezuelans, 110,900 Cubans, and over 93,000 Nicaraguans to migrate to the US.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, nearly 532,000 people will lose their legal status by late April.
However, as per the 35-page notice in the Federal Register only those who have been able to secure another legal status for the time being would be allowed to stay legally on a “case-by-case basis”
Earlier the Trump administration had declined to extend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and Haitians affecting thousands of people residing in the country. The first group of among then would lose the permission to stay and work by April.
