US EditionUS judge blocks Trump administration's push to end legal status of 8,400 migrants
Judge finds Department of Homeland Security lacked evidence for fraud claims and failed to assess migrants' ability to return home, blocking parole termination for 8,400 migrants.
- On Jan 25, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's effort to terminate legal status for more than 8,400 family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents from seven Latin American countries.
- The Department of Homeland Security said on December 12 it was ending the family reunification parole programs as inconsistent with Republican President Donald Trump's enforcement priorities and abused to allow "poorly vetted aliens to circumvent the traditional parole process".
- Termination was originally set to take effect January 14, but Talwani first issued a 14‑day temporary restraining order after finding no support for fraud claims or consideration of return feasibility to home countries where many had sold homes or left jobs.
- The injunction preserves protections for family reunification parole program beneficiaries while ongoing litigation continues, arising from a class action lawsuit by immigrant rights advocates challenging the rollback of temporary parole.
- Amid a broader enforcement push, the administration has budgeted $170 billion for immigration agencies through September 2029 after Talwani blocked grants affecting about 430,000 migrants, but the Supreme Court and appeals court later overturned her order.
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Obama-appointed judge again blocks Trump from ending legality for migrants
The Trump administration was blocked late Saturday from revoking the legal status of thousands of migrants, thanks to a ruling from a federal judge who has frequently thwarted the administration’s immigration policies. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, ruled late Saturday that the Trump administration could not revoke a Biden-era family reunification parole program, which affects more than 8,400 C…
As family members, thousands of migrants were allowed to enter the United States legally, but the Trump administration wanted to end the program and deprive them of their right of residence.
Trump's immigration policy includes rigorous deportations. However, people who have legal residence status are often affected. In a case of several thousand people, a judge intervenes.
An interim order prevents the US Department of Domestic Protection from ending the legal residence status of 8400 migrants from seven Latin American countries.
US judge blocks Trump administration's push to end legal status of 8,400 migrants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's push to terminate the legal status of more than 8,400 family members of U.S. citizens and green card holders who moved to the United States from seven Latin American countries.
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