DHS Terminates Humanitarian Parole Program for Cuban, Nicaraguan, Haitian, and Venezuelan Nationals

The US Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the termination of  the humanitarian parole program initiated by the Biden administration in 2023 which allowed approximately 532 thousand migrants escaping political and economic upheaval in Cuban, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuelan to travel and live in the US lawfully under certain conditions. Known as the CHNV Parole Programs (“CHNV”), DHS has terminated the programs as of March 25, 2025, and beneficiaries are set to lose their legal status on April 24, or 30 days after the publication of the notice in the Federal Register.

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A Child’s Perspective on Immigration Reform: “Until Someone Listens”

Having her family fall victim to the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which criminally prosecuted immigrants that crossed the US border without documentation and separated families as a consequence, Estela Juarez has written a children’s book with the help of Lissette Norman and illustrator Teresa Martin, titled “Until Someone Listens.” The book offers a personal account of Estela’s story of loss and lack of protection under our current immigration system, in the hopes that all who read will listen to the pressing need for immigration reform.

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Humanitarian Efforts Initiated to Aid in the Resettlement of Ukrainian Refugees

Following the Biden Administration’s recent announcement to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing the war-torn country, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) introduced the Uniting for Ukraine program. The new program which became effective April 25, 2022, provides a streamlined process for displaced Ukrainian citizens to apply for humanitarian parole in the US, allowing them to live and work in the US for up to two years.

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