Trump strikes: Supreme Court allows deportation of 500,000 migrants!

Trump strikes: Supreme Court allows deportation of 500,000 migrants!

Vienna, Österreich - On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that President Donald Trump could withdraw the right of residence of around 500,000 migrants. This decision primarily affects people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The decision was not signed and did not include any reason. Two judges who had been appointed by democratic presidents voted in a special vote against the judgment, which was criticized as a drastic interference with the rights of migrants. According to [vienna.at] (https://www.vienna.at/supreme-court-erlaut-trump-rueckt- von-Stautelecht-Fuer 500-000- Migranten/9442700), the US government warns of "devastating consequences" for those affected.

The government announced in March that around 532,000 people in the United States, who had received a temporary residence permit due to the CHNV program, were to be deported. This program, introduced by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden in 2022, allowed up to 30,000 people per month to travel from the countries mentioned to the USA. The original stay was limited to two years and should ensure a "safe and humane" entry. President Trump, however, ordered the program on his first day of the office.

The effects of the judgment

The decision of the Supreme Courts allows the US government to revoke the temporary humanitarian residence status, also known as "probation". This represents a direct way to the faster deportation of migrants who have rely on this permit. Critics, including judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, have sharply condemned the majority decision and emphasized that the life of hundreds of thousands of migrants is affected before their legal claims have been decided. It is estimated that the abolition of protection status could endure about one million people in the United States, since the Supreme Court had already agreed in the past of the lifting of the temporary protection status of around 350,000 Venezuelans, which illustrates the concern development that a large number of migrants are threatened with deportation, how [Zeit.de] (https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-05/usa-migration-supreme-Court-Kutzstatus-Verkehr-wider- Widerruf-departure) reports.

It is important to understand the background of this decision: Several courts had previously stopped lifting the residence permit and argued that the Trump government incorrectly interpret the US immigration law. These judicial decisions were based on legal standards and precedence cases that are important for the rights of migrants and asylum seekers. The current developments raise questions about responsibility and humanity in US immigration policy.

Another context of migration and asylum

In the further context of migration and asylum law, it can be seen that dealing with refugees and migrants is often in a tension between humanitarian obligations and political decisions. For example, asylum law in Germany was developed after the Second World War to offer politically persecuted protection. This right of asylum was anchored in the constitution in 1949 and emphasized the importance of human rights. Over the decades, however, political debates about asylum abuse and the need for reforms to counter the increasing number of applications

The current events in the USA are part of a global trend that shows how countries deal with humanitarian crises and migration policy challenges. Efficient, fair and humane solutions are therefore essential in order to continue to meet international obligations in relation to the protection of migrants and refugees in the future.