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Judge Rules DHS Emails to 900K Migrants Were Unlawful

Was revoking CBP One paroles a necessary border security measure or an unlawful overreach against migrants who followed the rules?
Judge Rules DHS Emails to 900K Migrants Were Unlawful
Above: A migrant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, demonstrates the CBP One App on May 10, 2023. Image credit: Gilles Clarenne/AFP/Getty Images

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Pro-Trump narrative

The Trump administration had every right to cancel paroles granted through CBP One — Biden abused parole authority to let millions in outside normal legal channels, fueling the worst border crisis in U.S. history. Revoking that status is a promise kept to the American people on border security. One activist judge blocking this policy is blatant judicial activism that undermines the president's authority to protect national security.

Democratic narrative

DHS sent mass emails to 900,000 migrants telling them to leave "immediately" — with zero legal rationale and no proper process — which a federal court rightly struck down as exceeding statutory authority. These migrants followed every rule, made appointments, were inspected and were lawfully granted parole. Stripping that status overnight with a bulk email isn't border security — it's an unlawful end-run around the government's own regulations.

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