The Justice Action Center, one of the organizations that defended the CHNV humanitarian parole program in court, expressed disappointment over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow President Donald Trump’s administration to end the program as of May 30, 2025. The CHNV program had provided temporary protection to more than 500,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
In a statement sent Thursday to members of a class action suit, the Justice Action Center said it was “shocked” by the high court’s ruling, which it says endangers the lives of over 530,000 beneficiaries of what is commonly referred to as the “Biden program.”
“The Supreme Court approved the government’s request to block Judge Talwani’s order, which had temporarily prevented the termination of the CHNV program through the Federal Register Notice (FRN),” the organization stated in an email to plaintiffs.
The court’s decision means that all terms under the CHNV program officially expire today for affected individuals. The program, launched under former President Joe Biden, had offered temporary humanitarian relief to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing humanitarian and political crises in their home countries.
The Justice Action Center also announced plans to file an emergency appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to challenge the Supreme Court’s stay of the federal judge’s ruling. However, this legal move may prove ineffective, given that the Supreme Court remains the highest legal authority in the country.
“If we win the appeal, we hope the First Circuit Court will grant meaningful relief to CHNV recipients,” the group stated.
In the meantime, the consequences are significant: all current beneficiaries of the program now face the risk of losing their protected status, unless they hold another form of legal immigration status or have a pending application under a different program.
“If you are a CHNV beneficiary and have applied for another form of immigration relief, it’s important to know that your application remains pending unless you are informed otherwise,” the Justice Action Center said, urging beneficiaries to consult with an immigration attorney before making any decision to leave the U.S.
The organization continues to provide updates on its website and encourages both sponsors and beneficiaries to sign up for the latest legal developments in the case.
This latest development marks another step in President Trump’s broader effort to toughen U.S. immigration policy since returning to office. It follows several controversial legal decisions, including the recent termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Venezuelan nationals.
