Trump Administration Quietly Pauses All Immigration Applications for Biden Era Programs: Report

Vehicles are lined up at the San Ysidro Port of Entry to cross into the United States on March 21, 2022 in Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. authorities at the time allowed Ukrainian refugees to enter the U.S. at the Southern border with permission to remain in the U.S. on humanitarian parole for one year. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications filed by migrants for a humanitarian program expanded in the Biden era. The administration cited fraud and security concerns as the main reasons for this decision in an internal memo recently obtained by CBS News.

The freeze, which had not been previously reported, will remain in place indefinitely while government officials work to identify potential cases of fraud and enhance vetting procedures to mitigate concerns related to national security and public safety, according to CBS News.