Trump Administration’s move For CHNV Program beneficiaries sparks mixed reactions
The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to terminate the humanitarian parole program known as CHNV, which has affected over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
The decision overturned a lower court’s injunction that had previously halted the administration’s efforts to end the parole program.
The CHNV program was initiated during the Biden administration, and it allowed migrants from these countries up to two years to reside and work in the U.S., given that they had a U.S.-based financial sponsor.
The parole program was especially beneficial for people who had to flee crises in their home countries.
Concerns about the future
Orlando Valecillos, a 71-year-old Venezuelan who arrived in the U.S. under the CHNV program to reunite with his daughter, expressed his concerns about the future.
“I hope I won’t be deported before my surgery,” Valecillos, who is scheduled for prostate surgery next month, said in an interview. He and his wife had previously fled Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, first relocating to Chile before coming to the U.S.
The termination of the CHNV program is expected to have significant economic repercussions. According to a report by El País, the U.S. could lose approximately $5.5 billion annually due to the departure of these migrants, many of whom are employed in the manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and hospitality sectors.
Legal and political reactions
The Supreme Court’s decision was met with mixed reactions. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented as they highlighted the potential harm to migrants who had relied on the program’s protections.
Jackson noted that the court’s decision undervalued the “devastating consequences” for nearly half a million noncitizens.
On the other hand, the Department of Homeland Security hailed the ruling as a victory. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated, “Ending the CHNV parole programs, as well as the paroles of those who exploited it, will be a necessary return to common-sense policies, a return to public safety, and a return to America First.”
Advocates and immigration lawyers hope that those with pending applications will be allowed to stay in the U.S. even after their parole expires. However, this leniency is unlikely under the Trump administration, which maintains that its decision to end the program is beyond the reach of judicial review.
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