Over 500,000 migrants used the program to enter and work in the U.S.
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TheTrumpadministrationannouncedFridaythatitwouldendaprogramthatallowedhundredsofthousandsofmigrantstoliveandworkintheUnitedStates.EstablishedunderPresidentJoeBiden,theinitiativeofferedlegalstatusandworkauthorizationtoCubans,Haitians,Nicaraguans,andVenezuelans(CHNV)whopassedsecurityscreeningsandsecuredU.S.-basedfinancialsponsors.
Over500,000migrantsusedtheprogramtocometotheU.S.legally—suggestingthatmanypeoplewillchooseanaccessiblelegalpathwayoverillegalentry.GettingridoftheCHNVprogrameliminatesthatchoiceforfuturemigrantsandpenalizesthosewhocametothecountry“therightway.”
TheBidenadministrationlaunchedtheCHNVprograminJanuary2023,buildingonanOctober2022programopenonlytoVenezuelans.ItallowedsponsoredandvettedmigrantstostayandworkintheU.S.fortwoyearsunderanimmigrationauthorityknownas“parole.”Thepresidentmayextendthatstatustomigrantsforhumanitarianorpublicbenefitpurposes.RepublicanandDemocraticpresidentsh
