DHS Email to Immigrants ‘Pretty Horrific’ Mistake, Judge Says

The Trump administration’s rapid implementation of policy changes works well “if the government wants to create as much outrage as possible,” but may be less effective for soundly addressing legal issues, a Massachusetts federal judge said at a hearing Monday on humanitarian parole programs.

Judge Indira Talwani’s concerns are exemplified by an erroneous email the US Department of Homeland Security sent to some Ukrainian immigrants giving them seven days to leave the US due to their parole under a humanitarian program being terminated.

“I appreciate that the government turned around quickly and got the email out saying ‘nevermind,’ but I ...