Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration in Move to End Migrant Protections for Over 500,000

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Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration in Move to End Migrant Protections for Over 500,000

 

In a significant decision with far-reaching consequences, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to revoke temporary legal status for more than half a million migrants currently living in the United States. The decision, handed down on Friday, affects individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were previously protected under a humanitarian parole programme established by former President Joe Biden.

 

The programme, known as CHNV humanitarian parole, granted migrants temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. for two years based on "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit," according to official U.S. government policy. It was designed to help people escaping severe economic hardship or political instability in their home countries.

 

The Trump administration had long targeted the programme and took swift steps to dismantle it. On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to eliminate existing parole protections. In March, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem formally announced the termination of CHNV humanitarian parole. Following this, a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the administration’s efforts, prompting Trump officials to appeal directly to the Supreme Court.

 

With Friday's decision, the justices effectively placed the lower court’s ruling on hold, allowing the administration to proceed with its plans while legal challenges continue. Two of the court’s three liberal justices, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor, dissented from the majority opinion. In her dissent, Justice Jackson cautioned that the decision would allow “the lives of half a million migrants [to] unravel all around us before the courts decide their legal claims.”

 

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller described the Supreme Court’s ruling as a victory. Speaking to CNN, he said the administration “celebrated” the opportunity to begin deporting the estimated 530,000 people impacted by the decision. “The Supreme Court justly stepped in,” he said. Miller referred to the affected migrants as “invaders,” a term that sparked immediate backlash from immigrant rights advocates.

 

The ruling follows closely on the heels of another major immigration-related Supreme Court decision earlier this month, in which the court permitted Trump officials to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for around 350,000 Venezuelan migrants. That programme, like CHNV, offered temporary legal status to individuals who could not safely return to their home countries.

 

Several immigrant rights organizations, along with individuals who benefited from the CHNV programme, have filed lawsuits challenging the administration’s actions. They argue that the abrupt termination of legal protections places thousands of families at imminent risk. According to court filings, many of the affected migrants could face “serious risks of danger, persecution and even death” if forced to return.

 

Critics of the Supreme Court’s decision expressed concern not only about the humanitarian fallout but also about the broader implications for immigration policy and judicial oversight. “This ruling allows an administration to dismantle humanitarian protections without full legal review,” said one advocacy group spokesperson. “We are watching lives being disrupted while fundamental questions about legality remain unresolved.”

 

For now, the fate of hundreds of thousands of migrants hangs in the balance as the legal battle over humanitarian parole moves forward. While the Supreme Court has enabled the Trump administration to act immediately, final resolution on the issue is still pending in the lower courts.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC  2025-05-31

 

 

[impulse]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

The programme, known as CHNV humanitarian parole, granted migrants temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. for two years based on "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit," according to official U.S. government policy.

 

By show of hands, who really believes they were coming for just 2 years? 

 

That's not enough time to get them registered to vote Blue...

 

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

Not hearing much from ‘Latinos for Trump’ these days.

 

 

[Magictoad]

Well that's great news for Trump and other law abiding citizens.