Overview

• Sen. Chuck Grassley asked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to detail corrective steps after an OIG report flagged major gaps in tracking and enforcing parole expirations.
• The inspector general found CBP, USCIS, and ICE did not uphold responsibilities to monitor parole timelines or act when status lapsed.
• DHS figures cited by Grassley show 61,455 parole periods expired between November 2024 and February 2025, with no automatic enforcement consequences.
• House Republicans advanced a spending provision to narrow eligibility for programs such as Medicaid for certain parole recipients, a change Democrats oppose in funding talks tied to a shutdown dispute.
• The administration’s CHNV process allowed up to 30,000 monthly entries and has been used by more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.