February 16, 2026
On June 12, 2025, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of the CHNV humanitarian parole program received official notice from the Department of Homeland Security ordering them to leave the United States without delay. This abrupt announcement follows a Supreme Court decision upholding the termination of the program, as sought by the Trump administration.
Nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have been instructed to either regularize their status or leave voluntarily, under threat of deportation. Their residency and work permits are now void, plunging them into legal and personal uncertainty.
Launched by President Joe Biden in 2022, the program had allowed more than half a million people to live and work legally in the U.S. for two years. With its termination, an entire population—often employed and sponsored—suddenly finds itself in legal limbo.
The decision marks a sharp departure from the previous administration’s humanitarian approach and reignites political tensions over immigration. For those affected, it is a forced return to the unknown, with no preparation and no viable alternatives.
