(Substack)—On Monday, a federal judge halted the Trump administration’s attempt to cancel the legal status and work permits of over 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the U.S. under Biden’s CHNV humanitarian parole program.
Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by Obama, ruled that each migrant’s case requires individual review, stating, “The Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, 90 Fed. Reg. 13611 (Mar. 25, 2025), is hereby STAYED pending further court order insofar as it revokes, without case-by-case review, the previously granted parole and work authorization issued to noncitizens paroled into the UnitedStates pursuant to parole programs for noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (the “CHNV parole programs”) prior to the noncitizen’s originally stated parole end date.”
Biden launched the CHNV program in 2023, initially for Venezuelans, later expanding it. It aimed to curb illegal border crossings and improve vetting by allowing migrants with U.S. sponsors to enter and stay for two years under parole. The program faced scrutiny after fraud was uncovered and some recipients were arrested for serious crimes, including child rapes, leading to a temporary pause.
“It is pure lawless tyranny,” a Trump administration official told Fox News.
The Trump administration argued the judge’s ruling undermines its executive authority, with one official calling it “pure lawless tyranny.” In March, the migrants were ordered to leave by April 24, when their parole and work permits were set to expire.
