DHS terminates CHNV categorical parole processes

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateApril 24, 2025

CategoryHumanitarian, work

Policy toolEligibility

Affected groupCurrent holders

Policy effect

DHS terminated the categorical parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans and set a general April 24, 2025 parole termination date for affected parolees whose parole had not already expired, absent individual exceptions.

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13611 Document Number 2025-05128 Document Type Notice Pages 13611-13622 (12 pages) Publication Date 03/25/2025 Published Content - Document Details Document Dates Published Content - Document Dates Dates Text DHS is terminating the CHNV parole programs as of March 25, 2025. The temporary parole period of aliens in the United States under the CHNV parole programs and whose parole has not already expired by April 24, 2025 will terminate on that date unless the Secretary makes an individual determination to the contrary. Parolees without a lawful basis to remain in the United States following this termination … more details. Department of Homeland Security ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the categorical parole programs for inadmissible aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members (hereinafter referred to as “CHNV parole programs”) that DHS announced in 2022 and 2023. This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and guidance to the public regarding the termination of the CHNV parole programs and related employment authorization. DATES: DHS is terminating the CHNV parole programs as of March 25, 2025. The temporary parole period of aliens in the United States under the CHNV parole programs and whose parole has not already expired by April 24, 2025 will terminate on that date unless the Secretary makes an individual determination to the contrary. Parolees without a lawful basis to remain in the United States following this termination of the CHNV parole programs must depart the United States before their parole termination date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihsan Gunduz, Border and Immigration Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther … above, between October 19, 2022, and January 22, 2025, approximately 532,000 inadmissible aliens received parole into the United States pursuant to the CHNV parole programs. DHS has determined that as one aspect of the termination of the CHNV parole programs, consistent with the Secretary's statutory and regulatory authority,[68] the parole of aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the CHNV parole programs and whose parole has not already expired by April 24, 2025 will terminate on that date unless the Secretary makes an individual determination to the contrary. Following this …

Federal Register 90 FR 13611Federal Register 90 FR 13611. DHS terminates CHNV categorical parole processes. Effective 2025-04-24.Open official source

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DHS terminates CHNV categorical parole processes

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Official source excerpt

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Other United States changes operative in 2025