Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have sent automated emails ordering recipients to self-deport within seven days, even mistakenly targeting US citizens and legal residents.
• Nicole Micheroni, a US citizen and immigration attorney, received one such email despite not being under any parole program, raising concerns about widespread administrative errors.
• Officials attribute the errors to the use of email addresses tied to parole cases, which may include unintended contacts, but the scope of the issue remains unclear.
• Legal experts criticize the use of email for critical immigration status changes, calling it highly unusual and likely to cause confusion and fear among recipients.
• The mishandling aligns with the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, as it seeks to terminate parole statuses and increase deportations.