Staff Reports
The latest battle over America’s immigration policy has erupted into a full-blown legal and political standoff, as former President Trump moves to dismantle President Biden’s controversial parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. What was initially pitched as a humanitarian effort to provide lawful entry for those fleeing chaos has, unsurprisingly, devolved into a bureaucratic nightmare riddled with fraud, poor oversight, and a lack of accountability.
Biden’s CHNV program, launched in early 2023, allowed up to 30,000 people per month from these four nations to enter the U.S. for two years if they could secure a sponsor and pass a background check. The administration claimed this would create “safe and orderly pathways,” but the reality has been far from orderly. Audits and reports have revealed rampant fraud—applications using dead people’s names, serial sponsors, and even cases where the same Social Security number was used thousands of times. DHS was forced to pause the program after uncovering these abuses, but the administration quickly restarted it, insisting that new vetting procedures would fix the mess. Critics, however, argue that the Biden team is more interested in processing as many people as possible than in protecting the American public.
Trump’s effort to end the program was met with predictable outrage from the left and a flurry of legal challenges. A federal judge has now blocked Trump’s attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of more than half a million CHNV migrants, insisting that each case must be reviewed individually. This move, cheered by open-borders advocates, ties the administration’s hands and keeps the floodgates open for thousands more to enter under questionable circumstances. The judge’s ruling, which claims mass parole terminations “undermine the rule of law,” is a slap in the face to Americans demanding secure borders and a functioning immigration system.
Meanwhile, the evidence of fraud and abuse keeps piling up. Congressional reports detail how the program has been exploited by human traffickers and criminals, with some recipients allegedly committing serious crimes after arrival. DHS’s own audits admit the program was “well-intentioned” but quickly became a magnet for exploitation. Yet, the Biden administration and its allies continue to downplay the risks, prioritizing political optics over public safety and the rule of law.
This episode is a stark reminder of the dangers of governing by executive fiat instead of working through Congress. Biden’s unilateral move to create this program without legislative approval has not only undermined confidence in the immigration system but has also set off a legal quagmire that will likely end up in the Supreme Court. As the political theater drags on, one thing is clear: until Washington gets serious about enforcing the law and securing the border, Americans will continue to pay the price for this reckless experiment in executive overreach.
