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Trump promises to eliminate humanitarian permits for Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti
The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, promised on Wednesday that if he wins the elections he will eliminate the ‘humanitarian speech’ program that grants temporary work permits for migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.
In an interview with Fox News, the Republican also said he will close the CBP One phone application used by migrants to request appointments to report to a US border port of entry.
“I would revoke it,” said Trump, who said that CBP One is “bad” but the ‘parole’ is “even worse” because it allows beneficiaries to reach the United States by plane.
Despite the fact that people with ‘parole’ have legal status to be in the United States for two years, Trump said that they are “illegal immigrants” who should not be in the country.
“Get ready to leave, especially if they are criminals,” Trump threatened in case of winning the November 5 elections to the vice president and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.
Parole
The ‘parole’ grants entry to the United States of up to 30,000 people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti each month, and allows them to obtain a work permit for a period of two years.
The program, established by Joe Biden’s Administration at the end of 2022, has allowed the entry of 530,000 people.
To apply for permission, migrants need to have a sponsor in the United States who already has a legal status and shows sufficient income to financially support the program beneficiary.
The Biden government designed this program, along with the implementation of new restrictions on the border, to try to reduce the number of arrivals of undocumented migrants to the United States.
Trump has put migration at the center of the presidential election campaign and has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric by spreading the hoax that Haitians in an Ohio town eat neighbors’ pets.
International
Marco Rubio warns Venezuela against military action against Guyana
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Venezuela on Thursday that a military attack on Guyana would be “a big mistake” and “a very bad day for them,” expressing his support for Georgetown in its territorial dispute with Caracas.
“It would be a very bad day for the Venezuelan regime if they attacked Guyana or ExxonMobil. It would be a very bad day, a very bad week for them, and it would not end well,” Rubio emphasized during a press conference in Georgetown alongside Guyanese President Irfaan Ali.
International
Ecuador oil spill worsens as containment dam collapses
The collapse of a containment dam holding back part of the 25,000+ barrels of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture nearly two weeks ago has worsened the environmental crisis in northwestern Ecuador, contaminating rivers and Pacific beaches.
The Ecuadorian government attributed the March 13 pipeline rupture—which led to the spill of 25,116 barrels of crude—to an act of sabotage. The spill affected three rivers and disrupted water supplies for several communities, according to authorities.
On Tuesday, due to heavy rains that have been falling since January, a containment dam on the Caple River collapsed. The Caple connects to other waterways in Esmeraldas Province, a coastal region bordering Colombia, state-owned Petroecuador said in a statement on Wednesday.
Seven containment barriers were installed in the Viche River, where crews worked to remove oil-contaminated debris. Additional absorbent materials were deployed in Caple, Viche, and Esmeraldas Rivers, which flow into the Pacific Ocean.
Authorities are also working to protect a wildlife refuge home to more than 250 species, including otters, howler monkeys, armadillos, frigatebirds, and pelicans.
“This has been a total disaster,” said Ronald Ruiz, a leader in the Cube community, where the dam was located. He explained that the harsh winter rains caused river levels to rise, bringing debris that broke the containment barriersthat were holding the accumulated oil for extraction.
International
Federal court blocks Trump’s use of Enemy Alien Act for deportations
A federal appeals court upheld the block on former President Donald Trump’s use of the Enemy Alien Act on Wednesday, preventing him from using the law to expedite deportations of alleged members of the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua.
With a 2-1 ruling, a panel from the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed previous decisions by two lower court judges, maintaining the legal standoff between the White House and the judiciary.
On March 14, Trump invoked the 1798 Enemy Alien Act, a law traditionally used during wartime, to deport hundreds of Venezuelans whom he accused of belonging to Tren de Aragua, a criminal organization that originated in Venezuelan prisons.
The centuries-old law grants the president the power to detain, restrict, and expel foreign nationals from a country engaged in a “declared war” or an “invasion or predatory incursion” against the United States, following a public proclamation.
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