Federal district court temporarily blocks end of family reunification parole program

On January 9, 2026, federal district court judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary pause on the Trump Administration’s end of the Biden-era family reunification parole program for noncitizens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. The Trump Administration attempted to end the program in December. See our previous post about the program’s termination here.  

Judge Talwani issued the pause on the Trump Administration’s termination based on a failure to provide adequate notice to affected individuals. See reporting from The New York Times on the temporary pause here.