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This one’s both wild and kind of unsettling, huh? Imagine being born in Massachusetts, living your whole life as a U.S. citizen — and suddenly getting a cold, official-looking email from Homeland Security telling you: "It’s time for you to leave the United States." Like, what?!
That’s exactly what happened to Nicole Micheroni, an immigration lawyer from Newton, MA. At first, she thought the email was for a client, but nope — it was addressed to her, saying her parole status had been terminated and she had 7 days to leave the country.
The kicker? She’s a born-and-raised American citizen, so this message made zero sense. Turns out, the Department of Homeland Security admitted it was most likely a mix-up — someone probably used her email address when applying through the CBP One app, which was designed under Biden’s administration to let migrants schedule entry appointments at U.S. borders, but the program was later scrapped by Trump.
Even though Micheroni wasn’t panicked, she did call the situation scary — and honestly, she’s right. If an immigration attorney could get such an email, you’ve got to wonder how many non-citizens or vulnerable people might get them too, and actually panic.
The bigger picture here is about the Trump administration reversing Biden-era humanitarian policies like CBP One, and now actively telling people who entered under that system to pack up and leave. But this little glitch highlights how even government systems can misfire — and when you’re talking immigration and deportation, that’s not a small “oops.”
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