Supreme Court Permits Trump Administration to End Humanitarian Parole for Over 500,000 Migrants

In a significant legal development, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate the CHNV humanitarian parole program, which had granted temporary legal status to over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This decision overturns a previous federal judge's order that had blocked the administration from ending the program, putting these migrants at risk of deportation.

The CHNV program, initiated under President Biden, provided two-year temporary status to migrants fleeing economic and political instability, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. for "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit." The Trump administration argued that such parole protections were always intended to be temporary and revocable by the Department of Homeland Security without judicial interference.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissented from the Supreme Court's decision, expressing concern over the severe human impact. Jackson wrote that the court's order would "have the lives of half a million migrants unravel all around us before the courts decide their legal claims."

The ruling has been met with criticism from immigrant advocates and legal experts, who view it as a devastating setback that threatens families and communities. They argue that the decision undermines legal safeguards and prioritizes political agendas over humanitarian concerns.

The Department of Homeland Security has indicated that it can now begin removing migrants who received humanitarian parole under the CHNV program. This move is part of a broader rollback by Trump officials of protections granted to nearly 900,000 migrants, which they argue are necessary to safeguard public resources and safety.

Legal proceedings will continue in lower courts, but the protections will not be reinstated during the legal process. The case now returns to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for further proceedings.

This decision marks the first mass revocation of humanitarian parole in U.S. history and is part of Trump's broader immigration agenda. The ruling also allows ending Temporary Protected Status for another 350,000 Venezuelans, reinforcing Trump’s stricter immigration policies.