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Supreme Court Overrules Obama Judge, Greenlights Trump’s Move to End Migrant Protections

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s order that had blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of migrants who entered the country under the Biden administration’s parole programs, as reported [1] by The Gateway Pundit.

The decision allows the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to terminate TPS for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who entered the United States under President Joe Biden’s CHNV (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela) parole initiative.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only member of the Supreme Court to dissent from the ruling.

In March, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued a temporary injunction halting the Trump administration’s plan. Judge Chen’s ruling temporarily protected Venezuelans who were admitted under Biden’s discretionary parole program.

The Department of Justice under Trump argued that the use of humanitarian parole is not permanent and that the executive branch has the authority to end the program at any time.

The administration made clear that the TPS designation, granted during Biden’s tenure, was subject to reversal and would be enforced accordingly.

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Earlier reports indicated that President Trump was preparing to revoke the status of roughly 532,000 individuals who were granted entry under Biden’s parole policy.

Many of these individuals were flown directly into the country through the CHNV parole program, bypassing traditional immigration channels.

According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, more than 1 million foreign nationals have entered the U.S. via mechanisms such as the CBP One mobile application and the CHNV program.

These individuals were labeled as “legal” entrants by the Biden administration, although their presence was based on discretionary policy rather than statutory immigration law.

These figures are separate from the broader estimates of illegal immigration under the Biden administration, which also number in the millions.

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Data has shown that a disproportionate number of the parolees were resettled in Republican-leaning states. Of the 448,000 Haitian migrants admitted through the program, 362,000 — or 81% — were flown into red states.

One high-profile case involved a Haitian man admitted under Biden’s program who was later charged with three murders, including those of two children.

President Trump has made clear that the revocation of TPS status comes with a firm warning: those who fail to self-deport will be subject to arrest and removal proceedings.

The Court’s decision is expected to allow the Trump administration to begin enforcing the updated immigration guidelines immediately.