Supreme Court Allows End of Migrant Parole Program

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Biden administration to terminate a humanitarian parole program that granted temporary legal status and work permits to over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This decision overturns a lower court injunction and subjects these individuals to potential deportation as legal challenges continue. The parole program was initiated under the Biden administration to provide refuge for people fleeing instability in their home countries. The unsigned emergency order drew dissents from Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor, who highlighted the immediate harm to affected families. Migrants and advocates report widespread fear, with some considering leaving the U.S. for Canada due to deportation risk. The case will continue in lower courts, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands uncertain.