HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, is deeply alarmed by the Supreme Court’s decision this morning to reinstate the Trump administration’s termination of the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) humanitarian parole program.
“As a direct consequence of this order, over half a million individuals face the terrifying prospect of being forcibly returned to nations where their safety and freedom could be at grave risk,” said Naomi Steinberg, HIAS Vice President of U.S. Policy and Advocacy. “This decision plunges families and communities into chaos and fear, undermining the stability they had begun to establish in the U.S.”
The CHNV program was created by the Biden administration in 2022 as a safe and carefully controlled humanitarian pathway to welcome people from four countries experiencing recurring violence and crisis. The program allowed people to enter the country sponsored by relatives or community members, and to temporarily remain and work. While in the U.S., many were additionally seeking more permanent immigration status, such as asylum. The program was terminated by the Trump administration on March 25, 2025, before being contested in court. Today’s Supreme Court ruling blocks an earlier decision from a Massachusetts federal judge that had found the termination likely unlawful because it was not done on an individual case-by-case basis.
HIAS has supported clients with CHNV parole through our legal programs as well as our welcome circle sponsorship program. We are painfully aware that our clients, welcomed to the U.S. just a few short years ago, are now in danger of deportation to countries where they are not safe.
As a Jewish and humanitarian organization, HIAS stands in solidarity with the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan communities affected by this decision and remains steadfast in its commitment to advocating for a just, humane, and welcoming immigration system for all.
For more information and updates, visit Justice Action Center. Parolees and other impacted individuals are encouraged to seek legal advice here.
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