Let Them Stay
Humanitarian Parole Under Attack
The Trump administration is waging an all-out assault on immigration and refuge in the United States.
It is trying to end all humanitarian parole programs that provide safe pathways to the United States. It is stripping humanitarian parole from people living and working in the United States legally and targeting them for arrest and deportation.
While challenges to these policies make their way to the courts, the consequences, if enacted, will be devastating. Hundreds of thousands of lives could be sent into chaos in communities throughout the United States.
We’re here to say: Let Them Stay!
Here’s what you need to know →
What is humanitarian parole?
Humanitarian parole allows individuals to enter and stay in the United States. For decades, it has been a critical lifeline and supplementary protection pathway for people from countries in humanitarian crisis and is an important tool of U.S. foreign and immigration policy, particularly bringing families together.
Who’s at risk because of the attack on parole?
- Afghans who have fled the Taliban regime since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, including those who arrived through Operation Allies Welcome.
- Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country, including through the Uniting for Ukraine program.
- Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and others from Latin America who were allowed to join relatives and supporters in the United States through the CHNV and family reunification parole programs.
- Individuals from many countries who sought safety in the United States at land border ports of entry after waiting for CBP One appointments.
What’s happening now?
The Trump administration has tried to end all parole programs and stopped processing asylum and other immigration applications by parolees, sent out mass parole termination notices indiscriminately ordering people to leave the country, and has begun targeting people whose parole it has terminated for arrest, detention, and removal.
Stripping people in the United States of their parole and their legal authority to work will have devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities alike throughout the United States.
People with humanitarian parole have filled critical national labor shortages, especially in industries such as construction, transportation, food, and health services. Removing them from the labor force will have a devastating effect on the economy and U.S. businesses.
Take Action
Write to your Members of Congress today to ask them to reject the reconciliation funding bill that will supercharge efforts to tear immigrant families apart and remove people who entered on humanitarian parole from our communities.