US immigration interventions: The future of hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the United States hangs under temporary legal protection in balance because Donald Trump amplifies its immigration intervention. Recent events have specifically focused on individuals with a temporary protected status (TPS), a designation provided to those who could not return to their home countries because of extraordinary circumstances such as armed conflicts or natural disasters.
Trump’s administration ends TPS for several nationalities
The decision of the administration to end TPS for Venezuelans, Haitians, Afghans and Cameroons caused sharp criticism.
Concerns about the potential forced return of more than 9,000 Afghan refugees were forced to return to Afghanistan dominated by Taliban and displacement of approximately half a million Haitan.
TPS makes it possible to stay and work legally in the US for up to 18 months with the possibility of repeated renewal. Critics claim that this restoration has become virtually automatic, regardless of the conditions in the home countries of immigrants.
The Supreme Court allows TPS protection to be terminated
The legal challenges surrounding these policies have come to the Supreme Court, which recently allowed Trump’s administration to end the protection of Venezuelans, which was previously awarded Biden Administration.
This decision annulled the decision of the lower court, which temporarily suspended the plans of administration and the TPS holders issued an immediate risk of loss of protected position and faced possible deportation.
Humanitarian release also under threat
In addition to TPS, other forms of humanitarian relief are at risk. Trump’s administration has moved to end humanitarian release for more than half a million people from Kuba, Haiti, Nicarague and Venezuela.
Humanitarian release allows individuals to temporarily enter the US on the basis of urgent humanitarian needs.
Although the federal judge initially blocked the end of this program, the administration appealed to the Supreme Court and tried to end the conditional release for immigrants from these four countries. The case is now returning to lower courts.
The economic and social impact of terminating temporary protection
These changes in politics have triggered an extensive debate on the economic and social impact of the end of temporary protection of immigration.
The US Immigration Council estimates that TPS households earned over $ 10 billion in 2021 and paid nearly $ 1.3 billion for federal taxes, emphasized by their significant contributions to the US economy.
As legal battles continue and develop policy changes, the future remains uncertain for millions of immigrants and communities they support.
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