The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to revoke parole status for over half a million migrants, letting his administration resume deportations paused under President Joe Biden.
In a brief, unsigned order, the court froze a lower ruling that had blocked Trump from ending parole protections for Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan migrants. Two liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented, warning of “devastating consequences.”
The Trump administration argued Biden’s blanket use of parole violated immigration law and undermined efforts to curb illegal crossings. Biden had granted two-year stays to migrants entering legally by air with U.S. sponsors.
The decision also allows the end of Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelans. Legal challenges continue, but the ruling opens the door for fast-track deportations.
