Trump Terminates Parole Option for Venezuelan, Cuban Immigrants

March 21, 2025, 8:56 PM UTC

The Department of Homeland Security released a notice Friday ending a Biden-era parole program for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

Immigrants admitted to the US through the program will see their parole expire 30 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register on March 25 unless the secretary makes a determination to the contrary, DHS said.

Known as “CHNV,” the process was launched in 2022 to reduce new arrivals at the US-Mexico border by allowing a limited number of immigrants to travel to the US before applying for a status like asylum.

The program required that ...

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