The Supreme Court's recent decision has radically altered the status of around 530,000 legal immigrants who arrived in the U.S. through the C.H.N.V. Parole Program, initiated by the Biden Administration. This ruling allows the Trump administration to terminate their legal status, branding them as 'deportable aliens.' These individuals, who went through extensive vetting processes, are now facing uncertainty over their future in the U.S., prompting reflections on the complexities of immigration policy and the perception of immigrants across political divides.
On Saturday, I called Ruben, a university worker who came to North Carolina from Nicaragua through the C.H.N.V. program with his wife and five-year-old son. He said it was "frustrating" that Trump was targeting immigrants like them. "Practically, what I would like is for them not to view us with contempt, right?" Ruben said. "We sought the opportunity to come here in the right way."
Those immigrants entered the United States under the C.H.N.V. Parole Program, a Biden Administration initiative that granted people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela a two-year parole, during which they could apply for some form of long-term legal status, including asylum.
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