National/ International Desk
31 May, Ludhiana
Sandeep Dhand
Journalist and Research Analysist
In a major decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending temporary legal protection for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. This ruling opens the door for the deportation of more than one million people currently living in the U.S.
The court blocked a lower court’s order that had kept a humanitarian parole system in place. This system protected over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. By lifting the order, the Supreme Court has now permitted the government to cancel their temporary status.
In a separate case, the court also gave the administration permission to end protection for another 350,000 immigrants from Venezuela. These individuals had been allowed to stay in the U.S. under a temporary humanitarian program due to unsafe conditions in their home country.
Immigrant rights groups have expressed concern and fear that many people, who have lived in the U.S. for years and built lives here, now face the risk of being deported. The decision is expected to impact families, jobs, and communities across the country, as many of these individuals contribute to the workforce and economy.