In a recent development on Monday, the migrants who entered the country via a Biden-era online appointment app were temporarily allowed to live in the United States have been told to leave “immediately”, according to the officials.
Homeland Security Revokes Legal Status For Thousands Of People
So far, it is unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
More than 900,000 people have been allowed in the US since January 2023.
This could only be possible with the help of the CBP One app which schedules appointments with immigration officials and applies for asylum.
Usually, these people were allowed to remain for two years with authorization to work under a presidential authority.
This period is also known as parole while they await for their cases to be heard.
In their defence, the Department of Homeland Security’s media affairs unit said “Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect national security.”
As of, authorities have confirmed that they have sent the termination notices to CBP One beneficiaries but did not confirm the numbers yet.
Moving ahead, the people receiving the notices were urged to voluntary self-deport using the same app by which they entered, also renamed as CBP Home.
In one such notice, the Department of Homeland Security wrote to a Honduran family
“It’s time for you to abandon the United States.”
Notably, these people entered the US at the end of last year.
The media has received this email on Sunday while others have shared the same email on social media platforms.
Some of the people who received the revocation letters are from Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico, according to the Al Otro Lado, a non-profit organization that provides legal aid to migrants.
Discouraging Illegal Border Crossings In The Country
When it comes to the CBP One, it was a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s strategy to create and expand legal pathways to enter the United States.
It was also an attempt to discourage the illegal border crossings.
Almost, 936,500 people had been allowed to enter with CBP One appointments at border crossings with Mexico by the end of December.
On his first day in office, Donald Trump ended CBP One for new entrants, this move has stranded thousands in Mexico who had appointments into early February.
Last month, Homeland security revoked another form of parole for 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who flew to the country at their own expense with a financial sponsor.
This parole is meant to end on 24 April.
Besides this, the Trump administration has announced an end to temporary protected status (TPS) for 600,000 Venezuelans and about 500,00 Haitians.
Although it was put on hold by a federal judge temporarily, this included around 350,000 Venezuelans who had been scheduled to lose TPS on Monday.
Here mentioned TPS is granted in 18-month increments. It is assigned to the people who are already in the US whose countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.
