Featured Issue: Parole Programs under the Trump Administration
This featured issue page provides resources and updates on Trump Administration changes impacting parole programs and related applications. Emphasizing adaptability and well-being, AILA supports members in navigating the challenges posed by these changes by providing this collection of relevant government announcements and practice resources. This page is a living document, and we will be adding additional material and documents as they become available.
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SAVE Develops “Status Change Report” to Review Cases Affected by Parole Termination
SAVE created a self-service report for user agencies to identify cases created for benefit applicants whose parole was terminated by DHS. DHS continues to terminate parole and revoke related employment authorizations on a case-by-case basis and for groups, such as CHNV parolees.
E-Verify Develops “Status Change Report” for Parole Termination and EAD Revocation
E-Verify created a self-service report for users to identify cases created for employees whose employment authorization was revoked after their parole was terminated by DHS. DHS continues to revoke employment authorizations on a case-by-case basis and for groups, such as CHNV parolees.
DHS Announcement on Issuing Notices of Termination for the CHNV Parole Program
DHS announced that it began sending notices via email to Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) parolees to inform them that their parole is terminated and their parole-based employment authorization is revoked, effective immediately.
USCIS Litigation-Related Update: Supreme Court stay of CHNV Preliminary Injunction
USCIS issued an update regarding SCOTUS’s 5/30/25 order lifting a preliminary injunction against the termination of parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV). With this decision, DHS may proceed with terminating parole and revoking EADS granted under the CHNV parole program.
SCOTUS Allows DHS to Terminate CHNV Parole Pending Further Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay allowing DHS to revoke parole for CHNV parolees while the litigation continues. This follows a 4/15/25 emergency stay entered by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani. Justice Jackson issued a dissent. (Noem v. Doe, 5/30/25)
AILA ED: SCOTUS Clears Way for Trump Administration to Terminate Lawful Status of Half a Million Residents Despite Ongoing Litigation
As SCOTUS cleared the way for the Trump Administration to move forward with plans to dismantle the CHNV parole program, AILA ED Ben Johnson responded: "Forcing people to return to unstable and violent places is unconscionable when a legal alternative is in place...SCOTUS got this wrong."
Practice Pointer: Update on Termination of CHNV Parole Programs Impact on C11 EAD Authorization
AILA's Verification and Documentation Committee provide updates on the impact to EAD c11 in relation to the ruling issued by SCOTUS on 5/30/2025.
New Webpage Provides FAQs on Changes to Parole and TPS for SAVE Agencies
USCIS announced that a new webpage provides SAVE-registered agencies with answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on how changes in parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) affect SAVE verification.
USCIS Provides Litigation-Related Update on CHNV
USCIS announced that the parole termination notices that were sent to noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela pursuant to the 3/25/25 Federal Register notice are stayed following a court order and are not currently in effect. No new requests for CHNV parole will be processed.
Practice Alert: Parole Termination Notices
AILA requested clarification from CBP on parole termination notices without identifying information sent to members. DHS stated CBP sent notices to all emails on file for individuals who used CBPOne. This doesn’t explain all reported notices. AILA continues to seek examples and monitor the issue.
NPNA Parole Toolkit
The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) shares a toolkit addressing recent developments impacting immigrants who are in the United States under humanitarian parole. The toolkit includes guidance for parolees and practitioners, as well as sample social media posts on the topic.
New York Times: Pressuring Migrants to 'Self-Deport,' White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers
The Trump Administration has revoked the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden Administration. Now, to pressure some of those immigrants and others who had legal status to "self-deport," it is canceling the SSNs they lawfully obtained.
Practice Alert: USCIS Memo on Administrative Hold on Certain Parole Programs
AILA provides a practice alert on the 2/14/25 memorandum from Andrew Davidson, Acting Deputy Director, authorizing an “immediate USCIS-wide administrative hold on all pending benefits requests” filed by noncitizens who are or were paroled into the United States under the U4U, CHNV, or FRP processes.
DHS Notice Terminating CHNV Parole Processes
DHS notice stating that DHS is terminating the categorical parole programs as of 3/25/25 for inadmissible noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) and their immediate family members. (90 FR 13611, 3/25/25)
Trump Administration Terminates Lawful Status of Nearly 500,000 Foreign Nationals, Throwing Families, Employers, and Communities into Turmoil
AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson warn of the harm of terminating the successful Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.
White House Releases Fact Sheet on Executive Order Ending Federal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants
The White House released a fact sheet stating that, on 2/19/25, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing federal departments and agencies to identify all federally funded programs currently providing financial benefits to undocumented immigrants and to “take corrective action.”
Practice Alert: Possible Termination of CHNV Current Parole Grants
Due to the Securing our Borders Executive Order, AILA members should be prepared for an attempt to immediately terminate current parole grants and for the administration to treat these individuals as immediate removal priorities if an application for lawful status, including TPS, has not been filed.
USCIS February 14, 2025 Benefits Pause Memo
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) and Human Rights First (HRF) litigated ASAP's expedited FOIA request for this memo. The attached PDF is a version the government submitted in support of its opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in Justice Action Center.
Executive Order on U.S. Border Security
On 1/20/25, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14165 that calls for a number of DHS and DOD measures, including physical barriers; increased border personnel; expanded detention; Remain in Mexico policies; ceasing use of CBP One; terminating parole programs; and more. (90 FR 8467, 1/30/25)
USCIS Pauses Acceptance of Form I-134A
USCIS announced that it is pausing acceptance of Form I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support, until it reviews all categorical parole processes, as required by the 1/20/25 Executive Order (EO) entitled “Securing Our Borders.”
Practice Alert: Significant Implications for Parolees in New DHS Memo
A new DHS memo has significant implications for any clients who entered on parole and how DHS plans to implement the recent executive order that expanded expedited removal to include noncitizens who entered in the past two years and are in the interior of the U.S.
CBP's Carrier Liaison Program Announces Updated Guidance Based on EO, Securing Our Borders
Updated guidance has been issued to airline carriers in relation to all impacted programs: U4U, OAW, FRP, CHNV, SMO, CAM.
DHS Issues Guidance on How to Exercise Enforcement Discretion
Acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a memo to ICE, CBP, and USCIS titled, “Guidance Regarding How to Exercise Enforcement Discretion” that outlines how to exercise enforcement discretion in implementing two new policies.
Practice Alert: Order Rescinding a Number of EOs Impacts Immigration Policy
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” (“Initial Rescissions”). This Executive Order rescinds a number of Biden executive orders, many of which had in turn rescinded a Trump 1.0 executive order.
DHS Rescinds Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or near Protected Areas and Issues Directive on Humanitarian Parole
DHS announced that on 1/20/25 Acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives, the first rescinding prior guidelines for ICE and CBP enforcement in or near protected areas, and the second ending “the broad abuse of humanitarian parole” and returning the program to a case-by-case basis.