New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security revoked the humanitarian parole programs for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV). This decision will categorically end the protection and legal status of 530,000 people who arrived in the United States under parole status.
The CHNV program allowed qualified nationals from these countries to live and work in the U.S. through sponsorship by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident for two years.
The program will end on April 24, 2025, when people in the program will lose status and work authorization. Impacted community members are advised to seek qualified legal counsel to explore alternative paths for lawful status such as asylum, TPS, or lawful permanent residence or risk deportation.
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:
“The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the CNHV humanitarian parole program is a devastating betrayal of the immigrants who were legally permitted to seek safety and build their lives in the United States. This program provided a crucial lifeline for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing political persecution and violence, offering them temporary protection and the opportunity to start over and contribute to their new communities. Now, with this abrupt reversal, the people who have worked, paid taxes, and built lives here are in legal limbo, given just one month to find a path forward.
“The Trump administration is actively and recklessly stripping people of legal protections to meet their mass deportation agenda – at the expense of our local economies, and community and family stability. New York State must step in to protect our workforce by passing the New York For All, and our federal government must act to create permanent solutions that recognize the contributions of our immigrant workers and families.”