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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to end humanitarian protections for migrants from 4 nations
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by Ariana Figueroa, West Virginia Watch
May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the deportation of more than half a million immigrants granted humanitarian protections under the Biden administration.
A federal judge in Massachusetts in April blocked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from ending the humanitarian parole program for 532,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. An appeals court rejected the request from the Trump administration to stay the lower court’s order.
In the filing to the high court, Solicitor General D. John Sauer argues that the Immigration Nationality Act bars judicial review of discretionary decisions, such as humanitarian parole.
Sauer adds that Noem terminated the program because it does not align with the interests of the Trump administration.
“The district court’s order stymies the government’s ability to terminate parole grants that the Secretary has determined undermine U.S. interests, and thus it inhibits the government’s pursuit of its foreign policy goals,” according to the brief.
Presidents for decades have used their parole authority to allow for migrants to obtain protected status.
President Joe Biden created the program in 2023 that temporarily grants work permits and allows nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to remain in the country if they are sponsored by someone in the United States.
Thursday’s emergency request is one of several immigration related challenges the Trump administration is asking the high court to intervene in after district courts and appeals courts have ruled against the administration.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on ending birthright citizenship, the use of the 1798 wartime Alien Enemies Act, revoking Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and requirements to return a wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador.
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Note: The following A.I. based commentary is not part of the original article, reproduced above, but is offered in the hopes that it will promote greater media literacy and critical thinking, by making any potential bias more visible to the reader –Staff Editor.
Political Bias Rating: Center-Right
This content presents a factual report on a legal and political issue involving immigration policies and the Trump administration’s attempts to challenge Biden-era protections. The language is largely neutral, focusing on describing actions taken by both administrations and judicial decisions without overt editorializing. However, the focus on the Trump administration’s legal challenges and the framing of these actions as efforts to pursue government and foreign policy goals reflect a slight tilt toward a conservative perspective, emphasizing enforcement and restrictions on immigration. Overall, the piece maintains a primarily factual tone with a subtle leaning toward center-right viewpoints due to the subject matter and framing.
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Ohio neighborhood fears landslide as retaining wall slips
SUMMARY: In Portsmouth, Ohio, a retaining wall has been slipping for about five years, causing fear among residents like the Yuri family who moved in just before the slip began. Despite support beams installed two years ago, cracks in the wall allow water to gush through, flooding parts of the road and raising concerns about a potential catastrophic landslide. Local councilman Shawn Dun highlights questions about the wall’s stability and estimates repair costs near $2 million, with the city seeking grants to fund the work. Residents anxiously await repairs, hoping the problem will be resolved soon to prevent disaster.
A cloud of concern hovers over one Portsmouth neighborhood. Those living along Richardson Road wonder how much longer a retaining wall will hold and keep a hillside from sliding that would damage their property. The support wall began slipping 5 years ago. A couple years later, support beams were put in place for a problem that those living along the street say is a ticking time bomb.
FULL STORY: https://wchstv.com/news/local/a-ticking-time-bomb-has-a-portsmouth-neighborhood-living-in-fear
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