The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started notifying migrants who entered the country under the humanitarian parole initiative launched by President Joe Biden's administration that their status has been revoked, urging them to self-deport. According to a notice sent electronically on Friday to Cuban, Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan beneficiaries of the humanitarian parole program, these migrants are warned that they must voluntarily leave the country or face detention and expulsion.
The message, which has been shared on American journalists' social media platforms, specifies that migrants must exit the U.S. before the designated deadline. "Your parole will end on the first of the following dates: (1) the expiration date of your original parole or (2) April 24, 2025. You must leave the United States now, but no later than your parole termination date. Failure to depart on time may have negative immigration consequences," the order states.
The notice highlights that after the parole termination date, the migrant could be subject to expedited removal under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or may undergo removal proceedings under section 240 of the INA. "Either of which may result in your removal, unless you have already left the United States or obtained legal grounds to remain within the country," it explains.
Furthermore, it emphasizes that if migrants have not secured a legal basis to stay and fail to leave the United States by the parole termination date, they will begin accruing "unlawful presence in the United States," unless they are "otherwise protected against such accumulation."
"Accumulating over 180 days of unlawful presence followed by departure from the United States can result in being inadmissible if you attempt to re-enter within a certain period after departure," the notice warns.
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Key Information on Humanitarian Parole Status
What is the deadline for leaving the United States under the parole program?
Parole recipients must leave the U.S. by the earlier of their original parole expiration date or April 24, 2025.
What happens if migrants do not leave by the parole termination date?
Failure to leave by the termination date could lead to detention, expedited removal, or other immigration consequences.
How does unlawful presence impact future U.S. entry?
Accumulating more than 180 days of unlawful presence can result in inadmissibility if re-entry is attempted within a certain period after leaving.