Sat Mar 22 02:35:29 UTC 2025: ## US to Deport Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants from Four Countries
**Miami, March 22, 2025** – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it will revoke the legal protections of approximately 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, potentially leading to their deportation within a month. These individuals, who arrived since October 2022 under a humanitarian parole program, will lose their legal status on April 24th.
The decision reverses a Biden administration policy that allowed up to 30,000 individuals monthly from these four nations to enter the U.S. with work permits for two years. This program, intended to encourage legal immigration while deterring illegal border crossings, has been challenged in federal court.
The Trump administration previously ended the “broad abuse” of humanitarian parole, a longstanding mechanism for admitting individuals fleeing war or political instability. The Biden administration’s policy included an agreement with Mexico to accept a similar number of deportees, as the U.S. faced difficulties deporting many to their home countries due to political tensions. While Haiti has accepted some deportation flights, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have largely refused.
This latest move is expected to face significant legal challenges, with a lawsuit already filed against the previous administration’s decision to curtail the humanitarian parole program. The impact on the affected individuals and the ongoing immigration debate remains to be seen.
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