Overview

• Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen and immigration attorney, received an erroneous DHS email instructing her to self-deport, raising alarm over administrative errors.
• The email, part of a broader campaign to terminate humanitarian parole statuses, has mistakenly targeted U.S. citizens due to outdated or misused contact information in immigration files.
• DHS officials confirmed the error, explaining that emails were sent using contact details provided in immigration case files, often leading to confusion and unintended recipients.
• The emails, described as threatening and resembling spam, have sparked concerns about their potential use as intimidation tactics to pressure immigrants into self-deportation.
• The incident highlights systemic flaws in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement strategy, which aims to revoke Biden-era humanitarian parole programs affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals.