Trump Orders Deportation of 500,000 Migrants

The Trump administration has begun revoking legal status and work permits for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered under the Biden-era CHNV parole program. The Department of Homeland Security is issuing notices urging recipients to self-deport immediately or face detention and deportation, with some offered travel aid and a $1,000 bonus for voluntary departure. This action follows a Supreme Court decision allowing the administration to end the program, even as many migrants have applied for alternate legal status such as asylum or green cards. The CHNV program was credited with reducing illegal border crossings and required vetting and U.S.-based sponsors, but the Trump administration has labeled it a threat to public safety and American workers. Legal challenges to the mass deportation directive are expected. Immigrant advocates warn that many migrants now face returning to countries experiencing violence and instability.