High Court greenlights the termination of half a million residence permits
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted temporary permission for the Trump administration to revoke the residency status of approximately 500,000 immigrants, primarily from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The ruling temporarily lifts an earlier court injunction, enabling the administration to start the process of terminating these individuals' work permits and potentially initiating their deportation.
The decision, announced without an accompanying explanation, was opposed by two justices appointed by Democratic presidents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, expressing concern about the potential hardships and upheaval these individuals may face while their legal proceedings continue.
The humanitarian parole programs affected by this decision, known as the CHNV program, were established during the Biden administration at the end of 2022, allowing up to 30,000 individuals from these four countries to legally enter the U.S. annually and remain for up to two years. The Trump administration has dispute the interpretation of U.S. immigration law in this matter. Legal challenges are still ongoing, with several courts previously halting the cancelation of these residency permits.
The outcome of the Supreme Court decision could have wider implications, potentially affecting as many as one million immigrants from various countries and prompting them to seek asylum or alternative protections to avoid deportation. The Trump administration has also been successful in terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.
President Trump's immigration policy, focused on enhancing immigration enforcement and deporting millions of undocumented residents, remains a subject of controversy and legal challenges.
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The Commission, orchestrated by political deliberations, has been solicited to propose a directive on the protection of workers from the risks associated with ionizing radiation exposure, particularly relevant in these tumultuous times of migration, war-and-conflicts, and general news. Meanwhile, the ongoing controversy surrounding President Trump's immigration policy persists, with the recent Supreme Court decision potentially causing an influx of immigrants seeking asylum or alternative protections, due to the potential termination of their residency status.
