On May 30th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing the Trump Administration to end the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program. This means that up to a half a million individuals may immediately lose their right to live and work in the U.S., many of whom work in the hospitality industry.
This ruling, as well as other Trump administration initiatives that are going to massively impact staffing for the hospitality industry, will be covered in Friday’s Pabian Law webinar. Information on the webinar is below:
To help understand the issues and assist in providing some solutions, Pabian Law is proud to hold a late breaking webinar next Friday. All employers are highly encouraged to attend. Details are below:
- Title: Planning for the Gaping Holes in Hospitality Staffing: Understanding the Immigration Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Initiatives
- Date and Time: Friday, June 6th at 2pm EST
- Cost: Free
- Description: Since taking office, the Trump Administration has taken a myriad of immigration-related actions that are going to leave major holes in hospitality staffing in the weeks, months, and years ahead. This webinar will discuss these actions and help hospitality employers understand what they can do to prepare for and help to solve the hardships that are sure to occur. Pabian Law clients and employers that utilize international workers are STRONGLY encouraged to attend.
- Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KVOFTkirSfeUBavUKIgseQ
Background on Friday’s Supreme Court Ruling
The CHNV Program was created by President Biden in 2022 to reduce the significant number of individuals from these countries crossing the southern border. This program allowed over 500,000 individuals to gain temporary protection and work authorization within the U.S. due to significant instability and dangerous conditions in these four countries. To be eligible, individuals needed a U.S. sponsor who could financially support them and needed to undergo security screenings and meet other requirements.
The Trump Administration ended the program on March 25, 2025, with individuals scheduled to lose benefits on April 24, 2025. On April 15, 2025, a U.S. District Court judge issued an emergency stay of the order to end the program. However, in this recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the administration’s request to overturn the stay.
What does this mean for CHNV Beneficiaries?
The underlying court case challenging the termination of the program remains pending in District Court, and therefore, there is a possibility workers’ legal rights could be reinstated. However, this decision means that CHNV individuals who had valid parole last week now no longer have valid protection and work authorization in the U.S. Therefore, unless those individuals have applied for another lawful status such as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Asylum, or another program, they are now subject to removal from the U.S. If your organization has a worker who is impacted, we recommend that they reach out to a humanitarian immigration lawyer right away.
What does this mean for Employers?
Workers on CHNV may no longer have valid authorization to work, unless they have another valid status. Therefore, if your organization employs individuals whose I-9 paperwork was completed based on the CHNV program, you may have an obligation to reverify (CHNV individuals will have Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, or Venezuelan citizenship and have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) in the C11 category). On May 27, 2025, we sent a Client Alert regarding the I-9 implications of the termination of certain humanitarian programs such as TPS and humanitarian prole (attached for your reference). We recommend reviewing that Client Alert if you have any questions about your I-9 obligations in light of this new development.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thank you,
Keith and the Pabian Law Team