A nation in flux: Trump revokes legal status for migrants who entered through Biden-Era App

In a dramatic move to reverse Biden-era immigration policies, the U.S. President Donald Trump through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has revoked legal status for migrants who entered the U.S. using Biden’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app.

DHS made this announcement on Monday April 7, 2025, stating that the affected migrants must leave the country immediately or face enforcement action.

Over 900,000 migrants entered the U.S. through CBP One in January 2023 under a parole system introduced by the Biden administration.

The app allowed approved migrants to live and work in the U.S. legally for up to two years.

DHS said cancelling the paroles fulfills Trump’s promise to secure American borders and protect national security.

Authorities confirmed that termination notices were sent but declined to specify the exact number of affected individuals.

Migrants were urged to self-deport voluntarily using the same platform, which has now been renamed CBP Home.

Many recipients of the deportation notice shared the same DHS email across various social media platforms on Monday.

Legal aid group Al Otro Lado confirmed that Hondurans, Salvadorans, and Mexicans were among those who received the termination letters.

CBP One was central to Biden’s border policy, designed to reduce illegal crossings through structured, legal migration.

By December 2023, over 936,000 migrants had successfully entered through CBP One at official U.S.-Mexico border points.

Trump scrapped CBP One for new users on his first day in office, stranding thousands with pending appointments in Mexico.

Trump also moved to revoke other parole programs started by Biden for migrants from four Latin American countries.

Last month, DHS said it would end parole for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans with U.S. sponsors.

That program will officially end on April 24, affecting thousands who had flown into the U.S. legally.

The administration has also announced plans to cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the move, protecting about 350,000 Venezuelans from losing TPS on Monday.

TPS provides short-term legal status for people whose home countries are facing war, disaster, or instability.

Trump’s team argues Biden’s parole policy triggered what they call the worst border crisis in U.S. history.

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