The judge had previously blocked efforts to end the temporary legal status of people who entered the U.S. on applications during the Biden administration.
Published April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to once again end the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people who applied for asylum in the United States through the CBP One app.
The plan, detailed in a court filing in Boston, Massachusetts, comes after a judge ruled that President Trump’s previous efforts to end the legal status of these individuals were illegal.
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Under U.S. President Joe Biden, individuals who register for appointments with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are subject to preliminary screening and granted temporary legal status in the U.S. following a ruling in their asylum case.
Approximately 900,000 people have been granted so-called humanitarian parole under this program.
But last April, just months after President Trump was sworn in for his second term, many of these individuals received emails saying they had been suspended.
The message told the recipient, “It’s time to leave the United States.”
Federal Judge Alison Burrows subsequently ruled that the Department of Homeland Security did not follow proper procedures in terminating the legal status of CBP One users.
In a new filing, the U.S. Department of Justice said the Trump administration was following Burroughs’ orders.
But the department announced that the administration would begin issuing new parole notices, following a Tuesday memo from CBP Director Rodney Scott.
The memo has not been made public, but the Justice Department said Scott explained why, in his opinion, “parole is no longer appropriate for these aliens.”
In subsequent filings, attorneys for Democracy Forward and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, which represent individuals facing suspension, urged Burroughs to stop what they called “deliberate attempts to avoid compliance with the court’s orders.”
The next hearing was scheduled for May 6th.
During his second term, President Trump has pursued tough immigration policies, including suspending nearly all asylum applications at the southern border.
Shortly after taking office, President Trump’s officials retired the CBP One app and relaunched it as CBP Home, a self-deportation tool.
The administration claimed there was an “incursion” at the border that constituted a “national emergency,” allowing Trump to circumvent legal requirements to allow individuals seeking asylum into the country.
However, asylum is a right enshrined in both domestic and international law to protect people fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Separately on Friday, a federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration’s asylum ban at the U.S. southern border, potentially paving the way for claims to be processed again.
The administration is expected to appeal this decision.
