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- U.S. not extending parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela (newsbreak.com)
The White House announced that hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans currently living in the US will not have their temporary legal status extended.
The Department of Homeland Security will not renew the parole of migrants under the CHNV program, which was created to reduce illegal border crossings.
Those affected will need to find other ways to obtain legal status, face deportation, or leave voluntarily.
President Biden initiated the program in 2022, but it was briefly suspended for review and fraud prevention measures.
Migrants under CHNV could apply for work and permanent legal status, and over 530,000 had entered the US under the program as of August.
The two-year parole period was intended to allow individuals to seek humanitarian relief or other immigration benefits.
Vice President Harris has campaigned at the US-Mexico border, where illegal migration and opioid trafficking remain concerns.