**Supreme Court Permits Trump Administration to End Humanitarian Parole for Over 530,000 Immigrants**

In a significant legal decision on Friday, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to end humanitarian parole for more than 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, ordering their removal from the United States. The court's decision stayed a lower court's ruling that had temporarily blocked this policy change, though the Supreme Court did not provide an explanation for its order.

Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under Trump's direction revoked protections previously issued by the Biden administration for immigrants from five countries. These protections were withdrawn in March, with the DHS informing the affected individuals that they had 30 days to leave the country unless they had legal protection under another program. This swift policy shift led to lawsuits from migrants and advocacy groups, who argued that federal law did not grant DHS Secretary Kristi Noem the authority to revoke humanitarian protections on a broad scale, but only on a case-by-case basis. A federal district court had sided with this interpretation.

The Supreme Court's decision allows the Trump administration to proceed with its policy while the underlying legal battles continue in the lower courts. Justice Jackson, writing in opposition, criticized the majority for neglecting the severe impact this decision would have on the lives of nearly half a million noncitizens. "Even if the Government is likely to win on the merits, in our legal system, success takes time," Jackson noted, emphasizing that the standards for granting a stay required more than likely victory. Jackson argued that the government's justification for harm was "patently insufficient."

This recent decision follows another Supreme Court ruling earlier this month that permitted the Trump administration to end "Temporary Protected Status" for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans, exposing them to deportation and job loss. Meanwhile, the administration has faced criticism for its selective immigration policies, including the acceptance of white South African refugees based on unsubstantiated claims of genocide against white Afrikaner farmers—a narrative dismissed by South Africa's president during a meeting with President Trump.