Federal Register Notice yanks rug from under hundreds of thousands of Cuban, Haitian, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan humanitarian parole beneficiaries and their sponsors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump Administration issued an “unpublished” Federal Register Notice (FRN) revoking the lawful status of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of the “CHNV” humanitarian parole process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. The final “published” version of the FRN will be posted on March 25. Here is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director at Justice Action Center:
“Let’s be clear: Suddenly revoking the lawful status of hundreds of thousands of CHNV humanitarian parole recipients is going to cause needless chaos and heartbreak for families and communities across the country. The Administration’s targeting of this successful and popular process—one of the last remaining safe and lawful pathways—is reckless, cruel and counterproductive.
Among other things, today’s Federal Register Notice on CHNV humanitarian parole orders that:
- Pending CHNV applications will not be processed;
- CHNV beneficiaries must depart the U.S. before their parole termination date or 30 days after the final publication of the FRN on March 25, whichever comes first;
- Parole-based work authorization will be revoked “according to regulatory procedures;”
- DHS will prioritize removal of CHNV beneficiaries who do not have pending applications for other immigration benefits; and
- There will not be a notice and comment period.
Tumlin added, “The Administration is breaking a commitment the federal government made to the hundreds of thousands of American sponsors and beneficiaries who did everything the government asked of them to participate. They reunited families, provided safety from violence and persecution, and strengthened communities.
“Reckless as they are, actions like this show us what’s really at stake under Trump: our individual freedoms, and the slashing of longstanding legal processes with no consideration for the harm it inflicts on everyone.
“Justice Action Center will continue to stand alongside beneficiaries and their sponsors to protect humanitarian parole in court, where we will defend humanitarian parole on Monday at 11 am in Boston.”
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