Officials announced Monday that migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States through a Biden-era online appointment app have been ordered to leave the country "immediately. "
Over 900,000 individuals have entered the U.S. using the CBP One app since January 2023. They are typically permitted to stay for two years with work authorization under a presidential authority known as parole.
"Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect national security," the Department of Homeland Security media affairs unit said. The department claimed that "the Biden Administration abused the parole authority to allow millions of illegal aliens into the U.S., which further fueled the worst border crisis in U.S. history. Under federal law, Secretary [Kristi] Noem - in support of the President - has full authority to revoke parole."
The administration has started issuing email notices to the migrants affected, instructing them to self-deport via the Trump administration's iteration of the app, now renamed CBP Home.
However, this directive should not immediately impact migrants who used CBP One to enter and seek asylum, with ongoing cases in immigration court. The government typically must await the adjudication or termination of those cases before proceeding with deportation.
The latest move saw the administration peeling away legal status from individuals admitted through the app, marking another step to break down Biden's immigration initiatives and widen the scope for arresting and deporting migrants. "It's time for you to abandon the United States," DHS informed a Honduran family that had entered the U.S. late last year.
Under the Biden administration, CBP One was a keystone in the strategy to forge and broaden lawful avenues for entering America, aiming to lessen unlawful border entries. The program met its demise as President Donald Trump axed CBP One for new arrivals on his first day in office, leaving countless stranded in Mexico awaiting scheduled meetings into February.
Homeland Security declared last month that it would be yanking back another type of parole for hundreds of thousands—532,000 to be precise—from nations including Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. These individuals managed to self-finance their flights with the backing of a financial guarantor.
Moreover, the Trump administration has passed the law saying goodbye to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 600,000 Venezuelans and roughly half a million Haitians. However, a federal judge's ruling has paused the countdown. This temporary freeze also covers some 350,000 Venezuelans initially set to lose TPS come Monday.
TPS recipients, often renewed every 18 months, reside within U.S. boundaries from countries currently deemed too precarious to return to due to upheaval or catastrophic events.
