decision<\/a>, for instance, a majority on the high court lifted a lower court\u2019s ruling that had barred the Department of Homeland Security from ending humanitarian parole for nearly 500,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Haitians.<\/p>\nTwo left-leaning justices \u2014 Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor \u2014 issued a dissent, warning that removing the pause would cause great harm to US immigrants while the legal challenge proceeds.<\/p>\n
The decision, Brown Jackson wrote, \u201cundervalues the devastating consequences of allowing the Government to precipitously upend the lives and livelihoods of nearly half a million noncitizens while their legal claims are pending\u201d.<\/p>\n
Unrest in Myanmar<\/h2>\n
In the case of Myanmar, the Department of State has issued a level-four travel advisory \u2014 the highest tier \u2014 warning against transit through the country.<\/p>\n
It cited the risk of \u201carmed conflict, the potential for civil unrest, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, poor health infrastructure, land mines and unexploded ordnance, crime, and wrongful detentions\u201d.<\/p>\n
In February 2021, the military toppled the government of President Aung San Suu Kyi, and the country has grappled with civil war ever since, marking the latest chapter in a nearly eight decades of internal unrest.<\/p>\n
The military leadership is locked in a fight with members of the exiled government as well as armed ethnic groups and civilian opposition groups.<\/p>\n
It has led a campaign of heavy air strikes, some of which reportedly targeted schools and hospitals. Both rebels and soldiers have been accused of human rights abuses, including torture.<\/p>\n
The United Nations estimates the long-running conflict has created nearly 1,585,298 asylum seekers and refugees as of October, with many seeking protection in nearby countries like Bangladesh and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Members of the persecuted Rohingya ethnic group have been rendered stateless amid the fighting.<\/p>\n
Citizens from Myanmar were initially given Temporary Protected Status in the US under former President Joe Biden in May 2021.<\/p>\n
The administration then extended the protection designation twice: once in September 2022 and again in May 2024. The latest 18-month extension was slated to expire on Tuesday, November 25.<\/p>\n
The termination of the Temporary Protected Status will take effect 60 days after the Federal Register notice is officially published.<\/p>\n
In its statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Secretary Noem had deemed conditions in the country sufficiently safe for its citizens to return.<\/p>\n
\u201cBurma [Myanmar] continues to face humanitarian challenges due in part to continued military operations against armed resistance and the need for humanitarian assistance,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere have, however, been improvements in Burma\u2019s governance and stability at the national and local levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
The notice added that allowing Myanmar citizens to stay ran \u201ccontrary to the U.S. national interest\u201d.<\/p>\n
In March, the Department of Homeland Security told Congress that 9,590 Myanmar citizens were eligible for the protection, but had yet to apply.<\/p>\n
Just this month, another boat sank off the Myanmar shore, as Rohingya refugees attempted to flee to safety. At least 27 people were confirmed dead, with many more missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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