Parole Program Migrants Subject to Deportation

Migrants allowed into the U.S. temporarily under the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, Venezuela (CHNV) parole program, and other Biden administration programs, are now subject to expedited removal, according to a memo sent by the Trump administration’s then-acting secretary of homeland security. ICE agents now have freedom to deport migrants covered by these parole programs after reviewing an individual case and determining what enforcement is necessary.

The memo directs ICE agents "Take all steps necessary to review the alien's case and consider, in exercising your enforcement discretion, whether any such alien should be placed in removal proceedings; and review the alien's parole status to determine, in exercising your enforcement discretion, whether parole remains appropriate in light of any changed legal or factual circumstances."

The Trump administration expanded its expedited removal authority to its "statutory maximum" - meaning someone who is in the country for less than two years can be removed without an immigration hearing.