U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport

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U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
Updated on: March 21, 2025 / 8:11 PM EDT / CBS News

The Trump administration will be revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants welcomed into the U.S. under a Biden-era sponsorship process, urging them to self-deport or face arrest and removal by deportation agents.

The termination of their work permits and deportation protections under an immigration authority known as parole will take effect in late April, 30 days after March 25, according to a notice posted by the federal government.

The move will affect immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who flew to the U.S. under a Biden administration program, known as CHNV, that was designed to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border by giving would-be migrants legal migration avenues.