Trump plans to revoke legal status for those entering US via CBP One app

US Administration Plans to Revoke Temporary Legal Status of Asylum Applicants

A court filing in Boston, Massachusetts, has revealed plans by the Trump administration to terminate the temporary legal status of approximately 900,000 individuals who applied for asylum in the United States via the CBP One app. The move comes after a judge previously ruled that the administration’s earlier attempt to end this status was unlawful.

Under the programme, individuals who registered with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were preliminarily vetted and granted temporary legal status while their asylum cases were being adjudicated. However, in April last year, many of these individuals received emails stating that their status had been terminated.

Federal Judge Allison Burroughs subsequently ruled that the Department of Homeland Security did not follow proper procedures in terminating this status. The US Department of Justice has since stated that the Trump administration is complying with her order, but plans to issue new parole termination notices.

Lawyers for Democracy Forward and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute have urged the judge to prevent what they call a “deliberate attempt to evade compliance” with her order. A hearing on this matter was set for May 6.

The Trump administration has pursued a hardline immigration policy during his second term, including stalling nearly all asylum claims at the southern border. The CBP One app was previously dissolved and relaunched as CBP Home, a tool for self-deportation.

A federal appeals court recently ruled against the Trump administration’s ban on asylum at the southern US border, potentially clearing the way for applications to be processed again. However, the administration is expected to appeal this decision.

Source: Al Jazeera