The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans currently residing in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice released on Friday. The decision, set to take effect on April 24, marks the latest escalation in the administration’s efforts to tighten immigration policies.
The move will terminate the two-year parole program established under former President Joe Biden, which allowed migrants from these four nations to enter the U.S. by air, provided they had American sponsors.
Since taking office, Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration enforcement strategy, including efforts to deport a record number of undocumented migrants. He has argued that Biden’s parole entry programs exceeded the scope of federal law, leading to their termination via an executive order issued on January 20.
On March 6, Trump stated that he would decide "very soon" whether to revoke parole protections for approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who sought refuge in the U.S. following Russia’s invasion. His remarks followed a Reuters report indicating that his administration was considering rescinding their status as early as April.
Biden originally launched the parole entry program for Venezuelans in 2022, later expanding it to include Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans in 2023 as part of efforts to curb illegal border crossings. However, relations between the U.S. and these four countries have remained diplomatically strained.
The Trump administration's revocation of parole status could place hundreds of thousands of migrants at risk of deportation, particularly those who lack an alternative legal pathway to remain in the country. The precise number of affected individuals with existing protections remains uncertain.
A formal notice, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Monday, states that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to facilitate deportations through a fast-track process known as "expedited removal." Under a Trump-era policy reinstated in January, expedited removal applies to migrants who have been in the U.S. for two years or less.
The decision underscores the administration’s broader commitment to immigration enforcement while raising concerns about the fate of thousands of individuals who may soon face removal proceedings.
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