Overview

• The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-page order allowing the administration to terminate the CHNV humanitarian parole program while the case continues.
• The panel, authored by Judge Gustavo Gelpí and composed of Democratic appointees, acknowledged serious risks of irreparable harm but said that risk alone could not justify interim relief.
• The decision rejects U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem must conduct case-by-case reviews rather than a categorical rescission.
• The Justice Department argued parole was a temporary, discretionary benefit and said individualized revocations would be a “gargantuan task,” according to Solicitor General D. John Sauer.
• Advocates vowed to keep litigating and described the ruling as devastating, and the decision does not immediately change conditions on the ground as further appeals and implementation steps proceed.