President Donald Trump is tossing out two Biden-era immigration programs designed to deter illegal border crossings by giving migrants expanded legal pathways to enter the United States.Trump argues the programs were unlawful from the start and he ended both in an executive order hours after being sworn into office. Now, people who initially arrived with the government’s permission appear to be at risk of expedited removal under a new directive made public Friday that expands the deportation authority of federal immigration agencies.”We are worried actually, we are really worried,” said Jesús Canelon, who is among hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States through a humanitarian parole process for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The program previously allowed migrants with a U.S. sponsor to fly into the country legally and obtain temporary work authorization for two years. Canelon said it was a life-changing opportunity. “Not only my life, …
Migrants face uncertain future as Trump ends parole programs [Video]
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