A decision by President Joe Biden's administration will impact the immigration status of over 500K legal migrants in the U.S.
The news: CHNV -- a temporary program implemented to grant parole to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela -- will not be renewed. About 530K migrants have entered the country by air since the program started in 2022, but the two-year parole grant windows will begin to expire in the coming weeks.
The purpose: CHNV was established to curb illegal migration surges at the southern border and let people who may have humanitarian claims into the country in an orderly manner. Participants must have a sponsor in the U.S., be screened and vetted and meet vaccination requirements.
Take note: This does not mean the Biden Administration is deporting over 500K people. CHNV participants may be eligible to remain in the country under other immigration benefits or programs such as Temporary Protective Status -- a program former President Donald Trump has said he will end if re-elected. Most of the Haitian immigrants in the flashpoint city of Springfield, Ohio, are in the country under TPS; Venezuelans are also eligible.
Big picture: Migrants from Afghanistan and Ukraine will not be impacted. The news comes as Biden's administration -- and Vice President Kamala Harris as she campaigns for the Oval Office -- have begun to move toward more restrictive immigration policies and proposals, a signal Democrats realize Republicans are winning the political battle over the border.
