Texas immigration lawyer, a U.S. citizen, in DHS mixup gets email telling him to leave immediately or risk deportation: ‘I just thought it was absurd’

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Customs and Border Protection is quietly revoking two-year permits of people who used an online appointment app called CBP One, which brought in more than 900,000 people starting in January 2023.

A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily halted deportations for more than 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came since late 2022 after applying online with a financial sponsor and flying to a U.S.airport at their own expense.

Maria, a 48-year-old Nicaraguan woman who cheered Trump's election and arrived via that path, said the notice telling her to leave landed like “a bomb.It paralyzed me.

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Author / Journalist: Valerie Gonzalez, Gisela Salomon, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesCubaHaitiMexicoNicaraguaOmanVenezuela

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Published On: 2025-04-23 @ 11:04:01 (1 days ago)

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