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The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday began sending termination notices to more than 500,000 migrants who were admitted to the United States under a Biden administration parole initiative for nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV).
The move marks the formal end of the CHNV parole program, which allowed up to 30,000 migrants per month from each of the four countries to enter the U.S. if they had a U.S.-based sponsor. The Trump administration had signaled plans to halt the program earlier this year, but Thursday’s action is the first enforcement step.
According to DHS officials, the notices were delivered to the email addresses migrants provided in their applications. The department said the notifications immediately revoke both their parole status and any work authorization granted under the program.
“The Biden Administration lied to America,” said Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at DHS, in a statement.
“They allowed more than half a million poorly vetted aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members to enter the United States through these disastrous parole programs; granted them opportunities to compete for American jobs and undercut American workers; forced career civil servants to promote the programs even when fraud was identified; and then blamed Republicans in Congress for the chaos that ensued and the crime that followed,” she added.
McLaughlin said ending the program and revoking parole for those who entered under it is intended to restore “common-sense policies,” improve public safety, and reflect an “America First” approach to immigration enforcement.
Beginning in 2022, the Biden administration allowed more than 500,000 migrants to enter the U.S. under the CHNV parole program without thorough vetting. President Trump later canceled the program, a decision the Supreme Court upheld on May 30, 2025.
The DHS is now notifying recipients that, unless they have secured lawful status, they must leave the country immediately. It also encouraged affected migrants to voluntarily leave the country through its mobile app. Those who choose to self-deport, officials said, will be eligible for travel assistance and a $1,000 bonus.
The Biden-era program has been a focal point in the broader debate over border security and immigration policy, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans who say it encouraged illegal immigration and overwhelmed U.S. resources.
