Several experts contend that the approximately 400,000 migrants who were granted entry to the United States under the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan [CHVN] parole program by the Biden administration will most likely remain in the country for an indefinite period.
Initially launched in October 2022 for Venezuelans, the program was later expanded in November 2023 to allow 30,000 migrants per month to enter the US for a maximum of two years “for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.”
By the end of February, Department of Homeland Security data revealed that 400,000 migrants had taken advantage of the program, according to the New York Post. Experts claim migrants are unlikely to leave US after their parole period
Immigration experts believe the massive surge of migrants, comparable to 1,000 individuals per day, will not return to their homes after the expiration of the two-year parole period.
Donald Trump‘s former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan told the aforementioned outlet, “They’re overwhelming the system [which] more than likely will result in these people staying here forever.”
Parolees have three choices: firstly, the DHS can prolong their parole period; secondly, they can retain the services of an attorney to establish legal residency; and lastly, they may choose to overstay in the US illegally.