For more than 70 years, Republican and Democratic administrations alike have issued humanitarian parole processes to allow Americans to sponsor individuals from other countries. Now, in an unprecedented and unlawful move, the Trump administration is ending these critical processes—some of last remaining safe and legal pathways—which will unnecessarily harm beneficiaries and sponsors, tear apart families and communities, and further weaken the U.S. economy.
Eleven beneficiaries, seven sponsors, and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance—from Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Nebraska, Wisconsin, California, and beyond—are suing the Trump Administration over its termination of these crucial humanitarian parole processes. These include: Central American Minors Parole, Family Reunification Parole, Military Parole-in-Place, Uniting for Ukraine, Operation Allies Welcome, and the process that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, known as “CHNV humanitarian parole”. Plaintiffs are also challenging the Administration’s order to USCIS to halt all pending applications for these processes and any other alternatives that may offer potential relief. We also filed a motion for preliminary injunction requesting suspension of parole termination while the case moves through the courts.
In 2023, Justice Action Center and partners successfully defended the CHNV humanitarian parole processes after they were challenged by Texas and other states. Now, in Svitlana, JAC and Human Rights First are representing plaintiffs.
In categorizing humanitarian parole as “unlawful,” Trump is setting a dangerous precedent, limiting the executive power of future presidents to create these mutually beneficial legal pathways and depriving future generations of the benefits of humanitarian parole processes.
Press releases:
- 3/18/2025: Veterans, Ukrainians and Others Join Legal Challenge to Protect Parole as Lawyers File Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2/28/2025: U.S. Sponsors and Beneficiaries Sue Over Trump’s Attempt to End Humanitarian Parole
- 1/31/25: Trump Administration’s Cruel and Reckless Plans to Revoke the Legal Status of CHNV Humanitarian Parole Beneficiaries Will Inflict Harm Upon Communities Nationwide
News coverage:
- 3/4/25 | KJZZ | New lawsuit aims to revive Trump administration’s cancellation of humanitarian parole programs
- 3/1/25 | The Associated Press | Trump cutoff of humanitarian parole for immigrants from Ukraine, 6 other countries challenged