The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to revoke the temporary legal status of over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, according to the BBC.
A federal government notice has warned that migrants without a valid legal basis to stay must leave before their work permits and deportation protections are revoked on April 24.
These 530,000 individuals entered the U.S. through the CHNV program, a Biden-era initiative designed to provide legal migration pathways. The program, which allowed eligible migrants and their families to enter and stay in the U.S. for two years under a temporary status known as parole, was suspended after Trump took office, the BBC reported.
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It remains uncertain how many of these migrants have been able to secure alternative legal status to remain in the country.
Launched in 2022 under President Joe Biden, CHNV initially applied to Venezuelans before being expanded to include migrants from other nations. The administration argued that the program would help reduce illegal border crossings.
However, the Department of Homeland Security has strongly criticized the previous administration, accusing Biden officials of misleading the public. In a statement, the agency claimed that the Biden administration had "granted migrants opportunities to compete for American jobs, undercut American workers, forced civil servants to promote the program despite evidence of fraud, and then blamed Republicans in Congress for the resulting chaos and crime."
A 35-page notice in the Federal Register indicated that some individuals under CHNV might be allowed to stay on a case-by-case basis, the BBC said in its report.
Meanwhile, Trump is also considering whether to revoke the temporary legal status of approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who sought refuge in the U.S. following Russia’s invasion.