Consider This from NPR How the Trump administration stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants
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Dec 22, 2025 
In this discussion, Ximena Bustillo and Sergio Martinez-Beltran, both NPR immigration correspondents, explore the massive legal status revocations under the Trump administration. They unpack the cancellation of vital programs like CBP One and Temporary Protected Status, which left millions in limbo. The conversation highlights the personal stories affected individuals face, the implications of increased deportations, and the concerns over future policy changes that threaten more immigrants. Their insights reveal the unprecedented scale of these actions and the anxiety surrounding them.
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Largest De-Legalization Effort Ever
- The Trump administration revoked legal status from an estimated 1.6 million people who arrived via legal programs.
- That coordinated rollback is the largest de-legalization effort in U.S. history and likely undercounts affected people.
CBP One Case: Grevy Suarez
- CBP One parole let over 936,000 people enter between 2023 and Jan 2025 to pursue asylum.
- Grevy Suarez entered via CBP One, got a work permit, but fears deportation after status cancellations hit others like him.
Sponsor Story From Haiti
- Humanitarian parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela required private sponsors.
- Anne Valerie Lavius described sponsoring her brother and nephew and said there was no government aid and no system abuse.