The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration permission to end a humanitarian parole program that provided temporary legal status to over 500,000 migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. This decision reversed a lower court ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who had blocked the termination on the grounds that each case requires individual review. The Court issued the decision without a written explanation, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to proceed with shortening parole terms, putting many migrants at risk of deportation. Initially expanded under President Biden to reduce illegal border crossings, the program offered two-year paroles to migrants with U.S. sponsors. President Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to eliminate these initiatives.

Migrants and their U.S.-based sponsors argued that the program’s abrupt cancellation violated federal law. Although the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Judge Talwani’s injunction, the Supreme Court’s stay allows the administration to continue dismantling the program while the legal battle continues. This case is one of several emergency appeals filed by the Trump administration, which has been rapidly reversing Biden-era immigration and regulatory policies. In a related move, the Court also approved the rollback of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and reduced environmental review requirements for infrastructure projects. These decisions collectively reflect a broader shift toward more restrictive immigration enforcement and reduced regulatory oversight under the renewed Trump administration.