"Judge Indira Talwani of the Boston District Court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the termination of the legal status of more than 8,400 immigrants living in the country under family reunification parole, a measure announced by the Department of Homeland Security in late 2025. The decision was issued on Saturday night and prevents the government from ending the humanitarian parole granted to relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras."
"These individuals entered the United States legally through programs that allowed their relatives to sponsor them while they waited for an immigrant visa to become available. The family reunification programs were created or expanded during the administration of former Democratic president Joe Biden with the aim of providing a legal and orderly pathway for migration, as well as reducing irregular border crossings."
Judge Indira Talwani of the Boston District Court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security's planned termination of family reunification parole. The injunction preserves humanitarian parole and legal status for more than 8,400 relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Those individuals entered the United States legally through programs that allowed relatives to sponsor them while awaiting immigrant visas, gaining work permits. The family reunification programs were created or expanded during the Biden administration to provide orderly migration pathways and reduce irregular border crossings. DHS had announced cancellation effective January 14, 2026.
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