Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

The new policy impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under the humanitarian parole program. The Department […]

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