April 11, 2025
Policy Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated parole protections for certain people who entered the U.S. through use of the CBP One app. Approximately 900,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, where many made asylum claims and were admitted into the country and given work authorization pending their asylum case hearing. DHS began sending email messages on Wednesday notifying people that their parole was terminated and they must leave the country within 7 days. The message did not go to all CBP One arrivals and the DHS has not clarified which group of arrivals received the notice, but various sources say it does state that recipients would not be subject to enforcement action if they "have otherwise obtained a lawful basis to remain here." DHS has not publicly released the text of the messages, so that information has not been confirmed.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reached a deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use protected tax records to help deport immigrants. The deal gives ICE officers the ability to ask the IRS for information about immigrants who have final orders for removal or who are under criminal investigation.
News Updates
The Supreme Court lifted the order that temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans. The court said the matter is not about the administration’s ability to use the act but about the location where the lawsuits challenging the administration can be brought. The lawsuits must be brought in TX, not in DC. The court also said that the Venezuelans they seek to deport must be given adequate notice to be able to challenge their removal. On Wednesday, two federal judges handed down almost simultaneous rulings that further complicate the matter for the administration. A judge in New York said he would order the administration to guarantee that defendants in his jurisdiction that they allege to be “alien enemies” have time to challenge the deportations. A second judge in Texas blocked the administration from deporting people as “alien enemies,” citing the Supreme Court ruling. This ruling appears to only apply to defendants currently held in Texas.
The Supreme Court paused a federal judge’s order that the Trump administration return a man from El Salvador with legal status in the U.S. who was mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran prison. The purpose of the pause is to give the Court more time to consider the case.
The Trump administration’s ban on refugee resettlement and pause on funding for resettlement programs remain in effect despite court rulings that require the administration to restore funding to resettlement agencies and to continue processing approximately 100,000 people who have been conditionally-approved and are awaiting resettlement. The administration must provide a report on the possible resumption of refugee resettlement by April 20th.
