Friday RoundUp

Suspension of all immigration applications from migrants from Latin America and Ukraine who were granted entry into the U.S. under certain programs.

The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications from migrants in Latin America and Ukraine allowed into the U.S. under certain programs, citing fraud and security concerns, according to U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
The freeze will remain in place indefinitely while officials work to identify fraud and improve vetting procedures to address national security and public safety concerns.
This move creates uncertainty for many migrants applying for immigration benefits that could allow them to stay in the U.S. legally or permanently.
The hold affects several programs that permitted hundreds of thousands of foreigners to enter the U.S. under an immigration law known as parole, which allows the government to grant entry for humanitarian or public benefit reasons.

Public health order to limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border expected

The Trump administration is expected to issue a public health order this week that would label migrants at the U.S. southern border as risks for spreading diseases, marking a significant escalation in the president’s ongoing efforts to severely restrict immigration, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.  The order, which has not yet been finalized, is similar to one implemented by the Trump Administration in 2020.  That earlier order effectively sealed off the border to asylum seekers and sparked strong criticism from immigrant advocates, while also fueling repeated border crossings and generating pushback from some officials within the Department of Homeland Security.
This new order is expected to reference diseases like "measles" and "tuberculosis," further tightening the administration's position on the U.S.-Mexico border.   Despite a continuing decline in border crossings, the order would mark another step in the administration’s broader strategy to limit immigration and tighten border control.  This measure would be part of a series of actions aimed at reducing the number of migrants entering the U.S. legally or illegally.

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