Overview

• U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration from terminating the humanitarian parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
• The program, established under the Biden administration, provided temporary legal status to migrants and was set to end on April 24 under Trump’s policy shift.
• Judge Talwani argued that the administration's action violated the Administrative Procedure Act by misapplying the statute intended for those who entered the U.S. illegally.
• The Trump administration’s plan would have rendered approximately 520,000 migrants vulnerable to deportation, many of whom have been living and working in the U.S. legally.
• The decision underscores ongoing legal and political battles over U.S. immigration policy, with limited Republican opposition beyond a few Cuban-American lawmakers advocating for Venezuelan migrants.