The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022.

The decision means that tens of thousands of people will suddenly be vulnerable to expedited removal from the United States if they do not have any other legal status such as an application for asylum or Temporary Protected Status.

The United States Department of Homeland Security has revoked legal safeguards for over 530,000 immigrants from these four countries who have been in the US since October 2022. The directive impacts those under the humanitarian parole program.