What to do if you're a U.S. citizen and immigration authorities tell you to leave the country

U.S. immigration authorities issued a blunt warning in an unprecedented mass email to individuals living in the country on temporary protected status: “It is time for you to leave the United States.”

U.S. immigration authorities issued a blunt warning in an unprecedented mass email to individuals living in the country on temporary protected status: “It is time for you to leave the United States.”

Titled “Notice of Termination of Parole,” the email declared: “If you do not depart the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States — unless you have otherwise obtained a lawful basis to remain here.” It also states that “any benefits you receive in the United States connected with your parole — such as work authorization — will also terminate.”

“Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you,” the email, a copy of which was reviewed by NBC News, concludes.

The Department of Homeland Security email was intended for the 14 million people living in the U.S. who fled unrest in countries such as Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua.

But in the days following the email’s distribution, shocking reports surfaced that U.S. citizens in Massachusetts, Arizona and Connecticut all received the notices.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-citizens-email-notice-to-deport-rcna201862

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