Administration must restore legal status for thousands of immigrants, judge rules

## Summary
Administration must restore legal status for thousands of immigrants, judge rules The ruling covers immigrants who came to the U.S. through a Biden-era pathway. By Armando Garcia March 31, 2026, 6:33 PM The Trump administration must restore the legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States legally through a Biden-era pathway, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. District Judge Allison Burroughs said the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully last year when it sent a notice telling many of the over 900,000 immigrants who used the CBP One app : "It is time for you to leave the United States." Related Deaths of detainees in ICE custody surge under 2nd Trump administration During the Biden administration, nearly over 900,000 immigrants used the app to make appointments with immigration officials at ports of entry in hope of later applying for humanitarian parole or other forms of immigration relief that would allow them to enter the country. Taylor Swift faces trademark infringement lawsuit over 'Showgirl' album Mar 31, 5:26 PM 'Construction has to stop!': Federal judge halts White House ballroom construction Mar 31, 5:20 PM Hegseth says pilots who did flyby outside Kid Rock's home are no longer suspended Mar 31, 7:20 PM The Trump administration is likely to appeal Judge Burroughs' decision.

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Administration must restore legal status for thousands of immigrants, judge rules
The ruling covers immigrants who came to the U.S. through a Biden-era pathway.
By
Armando Garcia
March 31, 2026, 6:33 PM
The
Trump administration
must restore the legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States legally through a Biden-era pathway, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully last year when it sent a notice telling many of the over 900,000 immigrants who used the
CBP One app
: "It is time for you to leave the United States."
Related
Deaths of detainees in ICE custody surge under 2nd Trump administration
During the Biden administration, nearly over 900,000 immigrants used the app to make appointments with immigration officials at ports of entry in hope of later applying for humanitarian parole or other forms of immigration relief that would allow them to enter the country. Those who were granted parole were allowed to temporarily receive work authorization while their cases were adjudicated.
But in one of his first acts as president, President Donald Trump
terminated that function
of the CBP app, and DHS later sent notices to those who used it, telling them the government was exercising its right to end their legal status. Within hours of Trump taking office, countless applicants waiting at the border were told their appointments had been canceled.
An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official to check his documents as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 17, 2025.
Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images
DHS subsequently repurposed the app primarily to allow migrants to self-deport.
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