Arequipa, Peru – The United States Department of Justice appealed this weekend the legal order that paralyzed the termination of humanitarian paroles granted under the administration of former president Joe Biden.
According to a report by journalist Mario J. Pentón On Facebookthe government entity filed an appeal before the Court of Appeals of the First Circuit to reverse the suspension that temporarily protects the beneficiaries of the immigration program.
“They also seek to invalidate the collective claim that represents these beneficiaries (…) Meanwhile, the effects of the termination of paroles remain paused by court order,” added the reporter.
Last Monday, a federal judge in the United States issued an order that temporarily prevents the Trump administration from revoking permanence and work granted to more than half a million migrants benefited from humanitarian parole.
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.
This measure was a significant obstacle for Trump’s migratory policy and offers temporary relief to hundreds of thousands of migrants who, until now, have met all the requirements required by US authorities.
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 current judicial appeal responds to the Trump administration plans to end the migratory program, 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.
