Parole Status Terminated for CHNV Newcomers

Parole Status Terminated for CHNV Newcomers
Edited from Welcome.US/May 30, 2025
On May 30, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to terminate humanitarian parole status for people who arrived in the U.S. through the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) sponsorship program. The ruling means humanitarian parole status for people sponsored through the CHNV program is terminated and the government can begin deportation proceedings, unless they have secured protection from deportation through another legal status, such as a pending asylum application.
Humanitarian parole was granted to at least 531,000 people who were sponsored from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Impacted individuals may be prioritized for removal from the U.S., as described in the DHS memorandum on expedited removal issued on January 23, 2025.
All individuals with a primary status of humanitarian parole should seek advice from an immigration attorney immediately to determine if viable alternative statuses, such as asylum, remain an option for them.