US judge blocks Trump from cutting migrants off from Head Start, other programs
A federal appeals court has delivered a significant ruling in the ongoing dispute over parole programs for migrants, underscoring the deep divisions in U.S. immigration policy. The U.S. Supreme Court in May temporarily put on hold District Judge Indira Talwani’s earlier decision, which would have prevented South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem from ending parole for certain migrants. With that stay in place, the termination of parole programs moved forward while litigation continued. On September 12, Judge Gustavo Gelpí, writing for a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, said Noem’s actions forced thousands of migrants into an impossible choice: either return to the dangers of their home countries or remain in the United States under threat of detention and deportation. Still, the court concluded that the plaintiffs—represented by lawyers from the Justice Action Center—had not shown that Noem clearly lacked authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to...