Federal judge rules DHS illegally stripped immigration status from thousands who entered through CBP One App

NPR • April 1, 2026 • nation

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A federal judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully revoked the immigration status of nearly 900,000 migrants who entered the U.S. through the Biden-era CBP One parole program.
CBP One allowed migrants waiting in Mexico to schedule interviews and enter the U.S. legally while their asylum claims were processed, but the Trump administration canceled the program in April 2024 and revoked their parole status.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs stated the termination of parole without following legal procedures was "not in accordance with law," reinstating the migrants' immigration status.
The Department of Homeland Security criticized the ruling as judicial overreach, asserting it had full authority to revoke parole to secure borders and national security.
Advocacy groups representing the migrants praised the decision as a rejection of unlawful status revocation, emphasizing that the migrants complied with all legal requirements under the CBP One program.

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