The US government has revoked the legal status of over 500,000 immigrants, requiring them to leave the country within weeks.
President Donald Trump, who has made mass deportations a central part of his immigration policy, is pushing ahead with efforts to curb migration, particularly from Latin America.
The ruling affects approximately 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
These migrants were admitted under a program introduced by former President Joe Biden in October 2022 and expanded in early 2023.
Under the new order, their legal protection will end 30 days after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publishes it in the Federal Register, scheduled for Tuesday.
This means they must exit the US by April 24 unless they obtain another form of legal status.
Welcome.US, an organization that helps refugees, has urged those affected to seek legal advice immediately.
The CHNV program, which permitted up to 30,000 migrants per month to enter the US for two years, was originally presented by Biden as a humane solution to alleviate pressure on the southern border.
However, the Department of Homeland Security clarified that the program was never intended to offer permanent residency.
“Parole is temporary and does not grant any legal immigration status,” the department stated.
In a separate move, Trump recently denied invoking an emergency legislation to deport over 200 suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, where authorities have agreed to detain migrants and even US citizens at a lower cost.