The Trump administration also issued two separate travel bans blocking people from 39 countries from entering the US and extended the ban to apply to refugees. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesFor 2026, the Trump administration set a cap of 7,500 refugees who may be admitted to the US, a significant reduction from the Biden administration cap of 100,000 in 2024. But the Trump administration paused the humanitarian parole programs for Ukrainians, Afghans, Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. Early last year, USCIS paused various humanitarian parole programs, including the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole program, the Central American Minors parole program, the International Entrepreneur parole program and the Family Reunification parole program, placing recipients in limbo while their cases were re-vetted. Student and work visa holdersThe Trump administration has targeted immigrants in the US with valid student and work visas.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2026 13:41 UTC