WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Aug. 1 blocked the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the humanitarian parole status of thousands of foreign nationals and subjecting them to expedited removal from the country.
The stay means that the government will not be able to initiate removal proceedings against foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were previously granted humanitarian parole when they lawfully entered the country, often through the use of the “CBP One” mobile application.
The judge ruled that efforts to revoke parole and subject the parolees to “expedited removal” violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, which specifically exempts parolees from such removal….