Policy Change and Impact
The Trump administration announced the revocation of temporary legal status for approximately 532,000 , , , and , effective April 24, under a program initiated by the administration to provide legal entry pathways.
This policy affects migrants who arrived in the with financial sponsors and were granted two-year permits to live and work, aiming to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Legal and Diplomatic Repercussions
The decision has been challenged in federal courts, with a group of American citizens and immigrants suing to reinstate the humanitarian parole programs for the affected nationalities.
Diplomatic relations are strained as the U.S. faces challenges in deporting migrants to countries that generally refuse repatriation, such as and , while and have accepted limited deportation flights.