In a startling administrative blunder, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently sent emails titled “Notice of Termination of Parole” to several American citizens, instructing them to leave the country immediately.
The mass email campaign was meant for noncitizens from countries like Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua who entered the US under humanitarian parole programs. However, the inclusion of US-born citizens in the mailing list has sparked alarm and renewed scrutiny of the accuracy of federal immigration databases.
According to a report by NBC News, the emails warned recipients that failure to leave the United States “immediately” could lead to “law enforcement actions” and “removal from the United States.”
The message also stated that benefits linked to their parole status, including work authorization, would be revoked unless they had secured another lawful immigration status.
Among the mistakenly contacted was Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney based in Boston. She recounted her reaction: “At first I thought it was for a client, and then I kind of laughed about it a little bit, and then I was a little concerned.” The unexpected message raised questions about whether her personal data had somehow been linked with a parolee’s file.
A senior DHS official later responded to the incident, explaining that US Customs and Read More…..
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