The Department of Homeland Security officially posted a notice to end protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to the Federal Register on Tuesday.
This sets up a 30-day deadline, which will fall on April 24, for those affected to self-deport or face the consequences.
“The Department of Homeland Security is warning that if these people do not voluntarily depart the country, they will be found, arrested and deported from the country,” CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez said. “In fact, the administration is saying that the people affected by this policy change should sign up to self-register on a smartphone app provided by the government and tell people that they will be departing the country.”
Miami immigration attorney Morella Aguado said the new guidelines unfairly target individuals who were legally admitted into the country.
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