Under the pretext of reducing unlawful border crossings, the Biden Administration established a sweeping new program, without congressional authorization, that would allow up to 360,000 foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the United States each year through “parole.” This so-called “CHNV” parole program permits individuals in their home countries to apply for advance approval to enter the U.S., despite having no legal basis to do so under existing immigration law. The program represents a radical and unlawful expansion of executive power and a serious circumvention of Congress.

America First Legal (AFL) joined the State of Texas and twenty other states in filing a federal lawsuit to block the program. Although the district court ultimately dismissed the case without prejudice, the challenge exposed a significant abuse of immigration law and brought national attention to the administration’s unlawful border policies.