The administration of President Donald Trump has revealed plans to cancel the temporary legal status of about 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

This decision, outlined in a notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will end the two-year humanitarian parole offered under the previous administration, starting April 24, 2025. The individuals affected entered the United States through the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) humanitarian parole program, which began in October 2022. This program allowed migrants from these nations to live and work in the U.S. for up to two years, as long as they had American sponsors.

DHS states that the primary goal of the CHNV program was to strengthen border security and diminish illegal immigration by providing legal pathways for entry.

Nevertheless, the current administration has determined that the conditions justifying such parole are no longer present.

As a result, migrants lacking a legal reason to stay in the United States must leave before the April 24 deadline.

Failure to comply may lead to removal proceedings.

The CHNV program enabled the entry of over 530,000 individuals: approximately 213,000 Haitians, 120,700 Venezuelans, 110,900 Cubans, and 93,000 Nicaraguans.

Apart from ending the CHNV program, the administration is also contemplating the revocation of the temporary legal status of around 240,000 Ukrainians who found refuge in the U.S. amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia.

DHS has noted that some people currently under the CHNV program might be allowed to remain in the U.S. on a case-by-case basis.

However, those without a legal basis for staying are urged to leave before their parole expires to avoid enforcement actions.

This policy alteration marks a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, affecting hundreds of thousands of migrants who have built lives in the country under the humanitarian efforts of the previous administration.