Green card holders at risk as feds seek deportation shortcut at SCOTUS

Source: Courthouse News Service

April 16, 2026


WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump heads to the Supreme Court next week in search of a shortcut to deport certain green card holders.

A key benefit for lawful permanent residents, as they are formally known, is being able to travel freely abroad without the fear of being denied admission back into the United States. The Trump administration wants to instead apply a “parole-and-see” approach, leaving some green card holders open to removal proceedings.

The complex statutory question before the Supreme Court only directly applies to green card holders who are convicted of certain crimes, but advocates worry it creates a dangerous legal limbo.

“Lawful permanent residency is meant to provide stability and the freedom to live a settled life in the United States,” immigrant advocacy groups told the court. “But when the government imperils that status based on the mere existence of an unproven criminal allegation, it converts permanent residency into a precarious and revocable privilege.”

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