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US Orders Migrants Who Entered On CBP One To Leave The Country

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The Trump administration has revoked residence and work permits granted through the CBP One program and ordered its beneficiaries to leave the country immediately. Nearly one million individuals who entered the U.S. via this immigration appointment app, launched by the Biden administration in January 2023 to reduce irregular migration, are affected.

In an email, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed recipients that their work permits are no longer valid and that they must leave the U.S. “It’s time for you to abandon the United States,” reads the message received by a Honduran family who entered at the end of last year, which was obtained by the AP.

CBP One was created by the previous administration as a means for migrants to enter the U.S. legally, at a time when irregular crossings had led to a border crisis and the government faced severe criticism for failing to handle the problem. By the end of December, 936,500 people had been authorized to enter through CBP One appointments at U.S.-Mexico border crossings.

“Cancelling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect national security,” a DHS spokesperson said.

On his first day in office, Trump terminated the program and canceled all scheduled appointments, leaving thousands stranded in Mexico, waiting for their turn to enter the U.S. The permits granted were temporary — usually valid for two years — but offered beneficiaries a pathway to seek other means of staying once in the United States.

Migrantes venezolanos agendan su cita para solicitar asilo en Estados Unidos a través de la aplicación CBP One, en enero de 2024.

The administration is now requiring migrants to self-deport using the CBP Home app, a replacement for CBP One, designed with the opposite goal: to expel, rather than admit, migrants. When announcing the self-deportation program last month, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem criticized the Biden administration for using the CBP One app to allow over one million foreign nationals to enter the U.S. illegally. With CBP Home, “we are restoring integrity to our immigration system,” she stated.

CBP One, however, was aimed at preventing irregular immigration. Noem also emphasized that voluntarily leaving the country would be the only way for migrants to re-enter the U.S. in the future. “If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return,” she threatened. But immigration experts have raised doubts about whether those who self-deport will be able to return in the future.

Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration campaign, involving indiscriminate deportations, has significantly reduced illegal border crossings. Last week, the DHS reported 7,180 illegal border crossings in March at the U.S.-Mexico border, a 92% decrease compared to December 2024.

By revoking CBP One, the Trump administration is once again showing that its goal of deporting migrants is not only aimed at those who are in the country illegally or who are criminals. This action also follows the cancellation of work permits for hundreds of thousands of migrants who had been allowed to stay in the U.S. under temporary provisions. Last month, DHS revoked permits for 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, who had entered the U.S. through the humanitarian parole program, meant for nationals of countries facing conflict or crisis. These individuals had been given work permits for up to two years and were protected from deportation. Now, they have until April 24 to leave the country or face detention.

In addition, another of the Republican administration’s initiatives to strip legal status from migrants was the cancellation of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which had protected about 600,000 Venezuelans and 500,000 Haitians.

A judge has blocked the elimination of TPS for Venezuelans. Without this ruling, around 350,000 Venezuelans would have been forced to leave by April 7, with another 250,000 facing deportation before September. TPS was created in 1990 to accommodate migrants from countries affected by natural disasters or armed conflict. The judge who blocked its cancellation called it an “unprecedented action,” and “a step never taken by any previous administration in the 35 years of the TPS program”

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Brasil Choca Con España Por La Negativa Judicial De Conceder La Extradición De Un Bolsonarista

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El brasileño Oswaldo Eustaquio Filho, durante su declaración el pasado 3 de abril en la vista de extradición celebrada en la Audiencia Nacional.

El caso por la extradición de un bolsonarista, que se instaló en España en 2023 para eludir al Tribunal Supremo de Brasil, ha empañado la fluida relación entre ambos países. La decisión de la Audiencia Nacional española de rechazar, el lunes pasado, la entrega de Oswaldo Eustaquio Filho, reclamado por participar en la conspiración golpista, fue respondida a las pocas horas por el juez que instruye el caso en Brasil, Alexandre de Moraes, con dos decisiones en represalia: dejó en suspenso un proceso de extradición solicitado por España y pidió públicamente explicaciones a la embajadora en Brasilia en un plazo de cinco días. Mientras, el Gobierno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prepara el recurso que presentará ante la Audiencia Nacional en Madrid y el Ejecutivo español mantiene silencio.

Oswaldo Eustaquio Filho, un periodista de 46 años, es un activista bolsonarista al que el Supremo de Brasil procesó por golpismo y por difundir noticias falsas. Brasil lo reclama por incitar a los seguidores del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro a perpetrar actos antidemocráticos contra el Tribunal Supremo y por exponer públicamente a comisarios de la policía que han investigado casos de golpismo para intimidarlos. En 2023, llegó a Madrid y presentó una petición de asilo porque se considera víctima de una persecución política.

Para el juez de Moraes, el rechazo de la Audiencia Nacional a la petición de entrega supone “una falta de respeto a la reciprocidad” contemplada en el tratado de extradición bilateral vigente hace más de tres décadas. Por eso, en cuanto tuvo noticia del fallo de los magistrados españoles, difundió una nota pública en la que pedía explicaciones a la embajadora española en Brasilia, Mar Fernandez-Palacios, en un plazo de cinco días y anunciaba que dejaba en suspenso la entrega de un búlgaro al que España busca por tráfico de drogas llamado Vasil Georgiev Vasilev. El juez ordenó además su excarcelación para mantenerlo en prisión domiciliaria con tobillera electrónica.

Moraes es el juez más poderoso de Brasil, el encargado de instruir el caso contra el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro y sus supuestos cómplices en la conspiración golpista y la mayoría de los expedientes contra el bolsonarismo.

Mientras, el Ministerio de Justicia del Gobierno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prepara un recurso contra el rechazo de la entrega. Considera el ministerio que los delitos imputados a Eustáquio por el Supremo brasileño (“obstrucción a una investigación, incitación al crimen, asociación para delinquir, corrupción de menores y divulgación de datos confidenciales”) “son punibles tanto por la legislación brasileña como por el Código Penal español, con penas de prisión superiores a un año, por lo que son objeto de extradición”, según una nota difundida por el departamento brasileño de Justicia y citada por Efe.

La Audiencia Nacional española rechazó extraditar a Eustaquio Filho a Brasil con el argumento de que las acciones que se le imputan tienen “una evidente conexión y motivación política” y, por tanto, quedan excluidas del tratado bilateral de extradición que sí la contempla en casos excepcionales, como atentados contra los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, actos de terrorismo o crímenes de guerra, contra la paz o la seguridad de la humanidad.

En una resolución de 11 páginas, los magistrados españoles de la Audiencia Nacional sostienen que autorizar la extradición se traduciría en “un riesgo elevado de que la situación del reclamado pueda verse agravada por causa de sus opiniones políticas y su adscripción a determinada ideología”. De todos modos, añaden que las publicaciones en redes sociales contra el comisario que encabeza las investigaciones sobre los casos de golpismo rebasan “el ámbito de los derechos de libertad de expresión e información”, en contra de la tesis defendida por los abogados del activista bolsonarista.

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Dos Muertos Y Varios Heridos Por Un Tiroteo En El Campus De La Universidad Estatal De Florida

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Un tiroteo ocurrido el jueves en el campus de la Universidad Estatal de Florida ha dejado por lo menos dos muertos y varios heridos. Las autoridades han detenido al tirador, el hijo de 20 años de un agente de alguacil, cuya arma de servicio fue la utilizada en el ataque. Cinco personas y el atacante han sido trasladadas al hospital Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare y están recibiendo tratamiento, de acuerdo a una portavoz del centro médico.

Ambulancias, camiones de bomberos y vehículos patrulla de múltiples agencias policiales se dirigieron rápidamente hacia el campus, situado al oeste de la capital del estado de Florida, después de que la universidad emitiera una alerta de tirador activo el jueves al mediodía, indicando que la policía estaba respondiendo cerca del centro de estudiantes.

“Nuestras oraciones están con nuestra familia de la FSU y las fuerzas del orden estatales están respondiendo activamente”, escribió el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, en la red social X.

Cientos de estudiantes huyeron en dirección contraria al centro de estudiantes. Los estudiantes estaban pegados a sus teléfonos, algunos visiblemente emocionados, mientras otros se abrazaban. Decenas de personas se reunieron cerca de la escuela de música a la espera de noticias.

Joshua Sirmans, de 20 años, estaba en la biblioteca principal de la universidad cuando, según dijo, comenzaron a sonar las alarmas que advertían de un tirador activo. Los agentes de las fuerzas del orden lo escoltaron a él y a otros estudiantes fuera de la biblioteca con las manos sobre la cabeza, según contó.

La fiscal general Pam Bondi dijo en una publicación en las redes sociales que el Departamento de Justicia está en contacto con los agentes del FBI que se encuentran en el lugar. “El FBI está en el lugar de los hechos en Florida State y estamos en comunicación con los agentes sobre el terreno. Nuestra prioridad es la seguridad de todos los involucrados. Seguiremos informando a medida que sepamos más. Rezamos por todos”, escribió.

Se ordenó a los estudiantes y al personal docente que buscaran refugio y esperaran nuevas instrucciones. “Cierren y manténganse alejados de todas las puertas y ventanas y estén preparados para tomar medidas de protección adicionales”, decía la alerta.

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Why The Trump Administration Is Revoking Student Visas

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In recent weeks, the Trump administration has abruptly revoked visas for hundreds of international students from across the United States, triggering a wave of confusion, legal challenges and growing fear on college campuses. While U.S. officials have cited national security concerns and violations of immigration laws, many students and advocacy groups say the revocations are being carried out without due process and appear to disproportionately target those involved in political activism, especially pro-Palestine protests.

According to the State Department, at least 300 visas have been revoked, a number that may be even higher as more reports emerge. Universities such as Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, the University of California or Ohio State University have reported that students and recent graduates have lost their legal residency without notice. In several cases, students have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sometimes by agents in civilian clothes near their homes or campuses.

Why are student visas being revoked?

Students and immigration attorneys claim that the visa revocations have largely occurred without advance notice, interviews or clear justification. Some revocations appear to be related to minor infractions, such as speeding tickets or the dropping of criminal charges, while others appear to be based solely on students’ participation in protests or political speeches, particularly those who have shown support for Palestine, and who are against Israel’s war actions in Gaza.

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Legal experts point out that international students on F-1 visas enjoy First Amendment protection, just like U.S. citizens. However, because their visas are temporary, any perceived violation — even vague or unfounded — can lead to their removal from the country.

In many cases, revocations have been termed “prudential,” meaning they are based on suspicion rather than proven violations. Under immigration law, a visa can be revoked if the holder is deemed inadmissible on security, medical, financial or criminal grounds; if he or she is ineligible for the visa category; or if any information emerges that may present a future risk.

However, critics argue that the Trump administration is using this authority to effectively carry out mass removals of students who have not been charged with any crime. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called it an unconstitutional ideological test.

Legal challenges

Students from states such as New Hampshire, California and Georgia have filed lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that their legal rights have been violated. One case that has attracted national attention is that of Xiaotian Liu, a Chinese doctoral student at Dartmouth College. Liu’s visa was cancelled without explanation, and he has not been charged with any crime or misconduct.

Similarly, Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University, was arrested at his home in March. His lawyers allege that the arrest was politically motivated and related to his activism on Palestinian issues. Rumeysa Ozturk, a student at Tufts University, was detained by six ICE agents on her way to a Ramadan event, despite having no criminal record.

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Revocation process and precedents

Revoking a visa usually requires an interview at a U.S. consulate and an explanation of the reasons for the action. In practice, however, the process is often opaque. The State Department may notify the visa holder of the revocation by email or, as is increasingly common, not notify the visa holder at all, merely entering the revocation into government systems. If a student is already in the United States, his or her status may technically remain valid unless an immigration judge rules otherwise. However, their ability to travel, change status, or remain in the country becomes uncertain.

Historically, student visa revocations have been infrequent and linked to specific, verifiable reasons. The scale and apparent political targeting of the current wave has drawn comparisons to the Trump-era “Muslim Ban,” which led to more than 60,000 visa cancellations.

The uncertainty could severely impact the U.S. higher education system, as it could lose a generation of global talent if foreign students no longer feel safe traveling to the United States.

Responses from institutions

Universities are rushing to provide legal assistance and reassurance to their international students. Many urge students to carry immigration documents at all times and seek clarification from federal agencies.

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