Overview

• Judge Indira Talwani issued an emergency stay preventing the Trump administration from terminating the CHNV parole program, which granted temporary legal status and work permits to over 530,000 migrants.
• The ruling mandates that any revocation of parole status must involve individualized, case-by-case assessments rather than a blanket termination.
• The CHNV program, initiated under the Biden administration, was designed to provide a legal pathway for migrants and reduce illegal border crossings.
• The Trump administration had planned to end the program by April 24, requiring affected migrants to self-deport or face removal, as part of broader immigration policy changes.
• Advocacy groups and migrants welcomed the decision as a significant legal and humanitarian victory, while Trump officials criticized the ruling as judicial overreach.