DHS Moves to Accelerate Deportations of Immigrants Brought in Under Biden’s Parole Expansion

Immigration officials are directed to reevaluate parole statuses, potentially accelerating deportations of over 1 million individuals.

U.S. Border Patrol agents prepare to transport illegal immigrants for processing next to the U.S.–Mexico border fence near Sasabe, Ariz., on Jan. 19, 2025. John Moore/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has directed immigration officials to consider fast-tracking deportations of over one million individuals who were allowed to enter the United States temporarily under humanitarian parole programs expanded by the Biden administration.

A memo signed by acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Jan. 23 directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to reevaluate the parole statuses of approximately 1.4 million immigrants who were allowed to enter the country temporarily.