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The Trump administration is moving to revoke the legal status of over 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela admitted under President Biden’s CHNV parole program, according to CBS News. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal would place those without alternative legal protections, such as asylum or Temporary Protected Status (TPS), into deportation proceedings.

The CHNV program allowed migrants entry if they had financial sponsors, but Trump officials argue it misused immigration parole. Upon taking office, Trump froze the program and has expanded enforcement, including expedited deportations via Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), per CBS News sources. Those whose status is revoked would also lose work authorization and be subject to removal proceedings.

Some migrants remain shielded under TPS, but the administration has rescinded Biden’s extension for Venezuelans. The move is part of Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, which includes halting Biden-era programs for Ukrainian and Afghan refugees and limiting asylum processing, as reported by CBS News and DHS internal documents. The administration has also directed officials to reassess parole-based programs that allowed entry for Central American children and other vulnerable groups.

Legal experts warn that mass revocations could overwhelm the immigration court system, which is already backlogged with over 2 million pending cases. Immigration advocates argue that terminating the CHNV program will create uncertainty and hardship for thousands of families who entered the U.S. legally and have integrated into American society.

Critics, including former DHS official Tom Jawetz, call the move unnecessarily harsh and destabilizing for those who entered legally and complied with U.S. laws. However, supporters of the policy change claim it is necessary to curb what they see as excessive use of parole powers by the Biden administration.