The Federalist: SCOTUS Agrees Trump Can Revoke Temporary Legal Status Of 500K Foreign Nationals (For Now)

This article was written by Shawn Fleetwood and published in The Federalist.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to temporarily halt a lower court judge’s efforts to stop the Trump administration from revoking the temporary protected status of more than 500,000 foreign nationals residing in the United States.

In a 7-2 ruling, the nation’s highest court granted a request from the federal government to place a temporary stay on a district court ruling blocking the administration from terminating the legal status of approximately 530,000 foreign nationals allowed into the U.S. under the Biden-era CHNV parole program. According to Fox News, these noncitizens and their immediate family members originate from “Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.”

“The program was temporarily paused after widespread fraud was found. Several recipients were also arrested for high-profile crimes, including multiple child rapes,” the outlet reported.

The Trump administration’s move to end the program faced opposition from Massachusetts-based District Court Judge Indira Talwani. The Obama appointee issued an injunction attempting to stop such efforts in April.

Prior to becoming a judge, Talwani collectively donated hundreds of dollars to the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the latter of whom recommended her to Obama for appointment to the federal bench.

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