A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated the legal status of thousands of migrants who had been allowed to temporarily live in the U.S. after using an app expanded by the Biden administration to schedule appointments with immigration officials.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston ordered the administration to reverse its move last year to revoke the legal status of migrants who used the CBP One app.

The app was used under former President Joe Biden starting in 2023 to address the crisis at the border by allowing some migrants to make appointments to seek asylum, with many paroled into the country for up to two years, but President Donald Trump moved to shut down the app when he returned to the White House last year.

Burroughs found that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully in April of last year when it sent mass emails to many of the roughly 900,000 people who entered the country using the app, informing them that it was «time for you to leave the United States.»

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«The regulations do not give the agency unfettered discretion to terminate parole,» Burroughs wrote.

«When Defendants terminated the impacted noncitizens’ parole without observing the process mandated by statute and by their own regulations, they took action that was ‘not in accordance with law,’» the judge added.

The Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, one of the plaintiffs in the case, celebrated the ruling, saying it «brings long-awaited relief after months of fear and uncertainty.»

Democracy Forward, another group that helped bring the legal challenge, also praised the judge’s decision.

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The app was used under former President Joe Biden to address the crisis at the border by allowing some migrants to make an appointment to seek asylum, with many paroled into the country for up to two years. (Sandy Huffaker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

«Today’s ruling is a clear rejection of an administration that has tried to erase lawful status for hundreds of thousands of people with the click of a button,» the group’s president, Skye Perryman, said in a statement.

«Our clients followed the law: they waited, registered, were inspected, and were granted parole under the law. The Trump-Vance administration’s effort to tear that status away overnight was unlawful and cruel — and today, the court rejected that harmful and destabilizing policy,» the statement added.

A DHS spokesperson said the ruling was an example of «blatant judicial activism» that interfered with Trump’s authority to determine who remains in the country.

«Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect our national security,» the spokesperson said in a statement.

The judge found that DHS acted unlawfully in April of last year when it sent mass emails alerting many of the roughly 900,000 people who entered the country using the app that it was «time for you to leave the United States.» (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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The ruling came after a class-action lawsuit filed in August by three individuals from Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti who argued the Trump administration’s effort to remove them from the country represented an abrupt, unlawful move to pull parole status and work authorization from migrants.

The Trump administration had argued that Biden overstepped parole authority by broadly awarding the status instead of granting it on a case-by-case basis.

Burroughs said when DHS sent out termination notices to migrants, it failed to comply with requirements to provide a record showing an official had determined that the purposes of parole had been served.

«Accordingly, the parole terminations exceeded the agency’s statutory authority and contradicted the procedures set forth in its own regulations,» the judge wrote.

Reuters contributed to this report.

La Casa Blanca anunció que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dará este miércoles a las 21:00 (hora de Washington) una “importante actualización” sobre la guerra en Irán, en un mensaje institucional que se difundirá por los canales oficiales.

Trump declaró el martes desde la Oficina Oval que el retiro de las fuerzas estadounidenses de Irán se concretará “muy pronto, en dos o tres semanas”, en el marco de la ofensiva conjunta con Israel. “Estamos terminando el trabajo”, sostuvo. En paralelo, el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, aseguró que la operación militar continuará hasta desmantelar la estructura de poder de la república islámica. “La campaña no ha terminado. Seguiremos aplastando al régimen del terror”, afirmó.

Por su parte, el Jefe de Estado iraní, Masud Pezeshkian, señaló que su país tiene la “voluntad” de poner fin a la guerra con Estados Unidos e Israel, aunque exigió garantías para evitar una reanudación del conflicto en caso de un acuerdo de paz. En contraste con esa postura, Teherán lanzó ataques contra el aeropuerto de Kuwait, Arabia Saudita, una embarcación frente a las costas de Qatar, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Bahréin durante la madrugada.

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FIRST ON FOX: Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat running for governor of Nevada in November, has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs since assuming office, prompting criticism from his political rivals as he pursues re-election in 2026.

State records indicate that Ford spent close to $270,000 on airfare and out-of-state hotel stays since assuming office in 2019. When combined with over $140,000 Ford accepted from group-sponsored travel and lodging, such as the Democratic Attorneys General Association, his total travel amounts to over $410,000 in trips over seven years.

In 2024 alone, Ford spent $60,730 on trips to 16 different cities, including $2,819 on a trip to Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, a luxury resort in Mexico, and another $11,992 at Martha’s Vineyard, a top vacation spot that attracts a wealthy clientele. 

While it’s unclear how much of the figure represents in-state travel, the numbers dovetail with reports that Ford spent as much as 137 days away from his state in 2024, a figure confirmed by his office.

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Additionally, Ford’s record of hotel travel stays since his election indicate he has spent almost 20% of his career as Nevada AG out of the state, based on reporting from The Nevada Independent that found Ford spent at least 420 days out of state during his time in office.

To at least one Republican strategist, the costs and time away exceed what’s likely necessary for the job.

«High-Flying Aaron Ford has treated his position as attorney general like a part-time job, vacationing on the dime of special interests and campaign donors for well over a year of his tenure,» John Burke, spokesman for Better Nevada PAC, said in a comment to Fox News Digital.

Ford is also under investigation by the Nevada Commission on Ethics over whether he solicited improper gifts or used his office to improperly benefit himself, according to documents recovered by local outlets. 

John Sadler, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, noted that the reported travel falls under campaign events and would not draw from state funding. At the same time, Sadler noted that Ford traveled to perform his role and coordinate with law enforcement offices across the country. Under Nevada state law, candidates are allowed to use campaign funds to conduct official business.

«He attended several meetings for bipartisan groups, such as NAAG and AGA, an organization that Attorney General Ford was voted by his attorneys general colleagues to serve as chair of in 2024,» Sadler said, referring to the National Association of Attorneys General and the Attorney General Alliance, respectively.

«These events allowed AG Ford to discuss critical issues for Nevadans, such as human and sex trafficking, cybercrime and fraud and the opioid crisis,» Sadler added.

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The air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas March 19, 2020. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Before becoming attorney general, Ford served in the Nevada State Legislature, leading the chamber as majority leader from 2017-2019. Before that, he served as minority leader from 2015-2016 and as an assistant majority whip from 2013-2014.

Ford’s travel habits didn’t start off expensive. In 2019 and 2020, his travel outside of Nevada totaled less than $15,000 each year but increased significantly soon after. He spent $29,189 outside of Nevada in 2021 and then $52,630 in 2022.

While past attorneys general have also conducted out-of-state travel, Ford stands out when compared to his predecessor, Adam Laxalt, a Republican.

In his last year as AG, Laxalt spent under $5,000 out of state, less than 1% of his total expenses that year.

Ford’s Republican opponent, Gov. Joe Lombardo, reacted to the news via a statement from his campaign.

«Governor Joe Lombardo has delivered real results for Nevada: creating over 40,000 new jobs, driving billions in record economic investment, securing historic funding for education, expanding attainable housing and cutting hundreds of burdensome regulations , all while showing up every day to get the job done,» Halee Dobbins, spokeswoman for the Joe Lombardo Campaign, told Fox News Digital. 

«While our state is moving in the right direction, Governor Lombardo is committed to building on this progress and continuing to improve the lives of all Nevadans. Meanwhile, while hardworking Nevada families are struggling, Part-Time Aaron Ford has spent 420 days on special interest-funded travel and collecting a taxpayer-funded salary. Aaron Ford’s record makes clear he’s focused on himself, not the people he was elected to serve.» 

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Attorney General Aaron D. Ford (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Burke blasted Ford for failing to provide reasons for the travel expenses or contextualize his time away from the office.

«Now, as he faces legal jeopardy from the Nevada Commission on Ethics, he still refuses to be transparent with the people of our state about his outrageous travel spree. Ford has disgraced his office and made a mockery of public service; he has no business leading Nevada,» Burke said.