Trump strips Caribbean migrants of parole protections

CMC – United States (US) President Donald Trump has revoked the humanitarian parole programme, known as the CHNV programme, for people from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela,

“This decision will categorically end the protection and legal status of 530,000 people who arrived in the United States under parole status,” said Murad Awawdeh, president and chief executive officer of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).

He said the CHNV programme allowed qualified nationals from these countries to live and work in the US through sponsorship by a US citizen or permanent resident for two years.

Awawdeh said the programme will end on April 24, 2025, when those in the programme will lose status and work authorisation.

“Impacted community members are advised to seek qualified legal counsel to explore alternative paths for lawful status such as asylum, TPS (Temporary Protected Status), or lawful permanent residence or risk deportation,” he said.

“The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the CNHV humanitarian parole programme is a devastating betrayal of the immigrants who were legally permitted to seek safety and build their lives in the United States.

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