DHS Halts ‘Family Reunification’ Parole for Seven Countries Over Fraud, Security Risks.

PULSE POINTS

❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is terminating “family reunification” (chain migration) parole (FRP) programs for immigrants from several nations and ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced Friday via a Federal Register notice and DHS press release.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Parole was never intended to be used in this way, and DHS is returning parole to a case-by-case basis as intended by Congress.” – DHS news release.

🎯IMPACT: FRP programs for Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras will end, alongside TPS protections for Ethiopia, as part of a broader immigration crackdown.

IN FULL

The Trump administration has announced the termination of family reunification parole (FRP) programs for immigrants from several countries due to concerns over abuse of the humanitarian parole process. The affected nations include Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the decision in a statement released Friday.

“This administration is ending the abuse of humanitarian parole that allowed poorly vetted aliens to circumvent the traditional parole process,” DHS stated, adding: “Parole was never intended to be used in this way, and DHS is returning parole to a case-by-case basis as intended by Congress. Ending the FRP programs is a necessary return to common-sense policies and a return to America First.”

DHS also announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Ethiopia. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem explained, “After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation of Temporary Protected Status.”

TPS is typically granted to migrants from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. The former Biden government extended protections to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians, but these extensions were reversed by Noem in February, citing a lack of justification under current conditions.

The Trump administration has consistently emphasized a tougher stance on immigration, ending TPS for multiple nations, including Haiti, South Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela, and halting deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota in November. DHS stated that national security and fraud prevention remain top priorities, outweighing the interests of family reunification under the FRP programs.

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