A federal judge in the United States blocked, on Monday (14), the trump’s attempt to revoke the status Legal of more than 530,000 immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.
The measure was scheduled to take effect on April 24 and would pave the way for the mass deportation of these foreigners, supported by a program created in 2022 by then President Joe Biden.
The decision, made by a court of the Federal District of Boston, represents a new setback for Donald Trump, who has reiterated in his campaign to reelection the promise of.
In March, the Trump government had signaled that it intended to end the humanitarian program that allowed the legal entry of up to 30,000 migrants per month from four countries – all marked by serious political crises and human rights violations.
The initiative was adopted by Biden as an alternative to control irregular immigration, offering temporary visa and residence permission to foreigners entering the air and had a US sponsor.
The judge responsible for the case concluded that the government acted based on an incorrect interpretation of the immigration law by trying to apply summary deportation rules, intended for illegal migrants, also to those who legally entered federal authorization.
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The decision temporarily preserves the rights of permanence of half a million persons and imposes a limit to unilateral measures of the Trump government in the migratory area.
The White House and the internal security department have not yet commented on the court decision.
At the same time, Trump has intensified the safety and repression discourse to illegal immigration. In a recent statement, the former president mentioned the use of a 1798 law, which, according to him, would be sent to arrests in El Salvador.
