A federal judge in the United States issued an order on Monday that temporarily prevents the Trump administration from revoking permanence and work granted to more than half a million migrants beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole Program.
Magistrate Indira Talwani, from the Federal District of Massachusetts, resolved that the generalized revocation of Parole – which affects people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela – violates the legal principle required by a case analysis. As argued in its ruling, the Department of National Security (DHS) did not offer sufficient legal justification to end in advance the permits granted, which enable beneficiaries to reside and work legally in the country for two years.
The program of Humanitarian parole It was created under the administration of President Joe Biden from 2022, with the aim of offering a legal and orderly route of entry to the United States to certain citizens of countries affected by humanitarian crises or instability. The beneficiaries had to have a sponsor in US territory and overcome background controls. By April 2025, more than 530,000 people had accepted the program.
The judicial decision responds to the Trump administration plans to end the program on April 24, based on executive orders signed in January. The Executive’s argument is that Parole can only be granted in exceptional situations and individually, so the benefits granted in a “categorical” manner would contravene migratory legislation.
However, Judge Talwani described as “probable legal error” the interpretation of DHS. In its resolution, he recalled that legally admitted people through Parole are not eligible for expedited deportation, regardless of the time they have been in the country. In addition, he stressed the irreparable damage that migrants could suffer if status is revoked without prior notice or particular justification: loss of employment, housing, community ties and personal investments.
The court order also suspends the sending of revocation notifications through the online system of the citizenship and immigration service (USCIS), which guarantees beneficiaries to maintain their permanence rights while the litigation is resolved.
This measure is a significant obstacle to Trump’s immigration policy and offers temporary relief to hundreds of thousands of migrants who, until now, have met all the requirements required by the US authorities.
