Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

• February 28, 2025

  2025.03.27 Second Amended Complaint - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  On February 28, 2025, Justice Action Center, Human Rights First, and Arnold & Porter filed a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of U.S. sponsors, beneficiaries, and Haitian Bridge Alliance to challenge the Trump administration’s early steps to suspend and terminate various humanitarian parole programs, including CHNV, Operation Allies Welcome, and Uniting for Ukraine, as a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. The lawsuit also challenges USCIS's decision to pause processing of other applications filed by parolees, such as asylum, TPS, and adjustment of status. 

  On March 27, plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint adding plaintiffs and challenges related to the Federal Register Notice formally terminating CHNV parole and clawing back ongoing parole grants that is the subject of this action. The Second Amended Complaint is the version in this entry. Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

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• March 24, 2025

  2025.03.24 Complaint - CHIRLA v. Noem

  The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, UndocuBlack Network, and CASA filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policies exposing parolees to expedited removal, including the expedited removal policy contained in the termination Notice described above. The lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration’s actions violate the INA, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-00872 (D.D.C.).

  **See litigation note above**

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• April 14, 2025

  2025.04.14 Order Granting Emergency Motion for a Stay of Termination of CHNV Parole - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana v. Doe, granting the plaintiffs' motion for an emergency stay of the Federal Register Notice described in this entry, "insofar as it revokes, without case-by-case review, the previously granted parole and work authorization issued to noncitizens" under the CHNV parole programs. Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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• April 14, 2025

  2025.04.14 Order Granting Class Certification - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana v. Doe, certifying a class of "all individuals who have received a grant of parole that is subject to the Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, 90 Fed. Reg. 13611 (Mar. 25, 2025), rescinding individual grants of parole on a categorical and en masse basis, except: (1) those individuals who voluntarily left, and remain outside, the United States prior to the issuance of that Notice; and (2) those individuals who choose to opt out of the class in order to seek relief in separate litigation." Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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• April 17, 2025

  2025.04.17 USCIS - Litigation-Related Update on CHNV

  USCIS announced that in light of the April 14, 2025, order in Svitlana Doe v. Noem, the parole termination notices sent to noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela pursuant to the March 25, 2025, Federal Register notice are stayed and therefore not currently in effect. USCIS further stated that no new requests for CHNV parole will be processed.

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• May 28, 2025

  2025.05.28 Order Granting Preliminary Injunction - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana v. Doe, granting the plaintiffs' emergency motion for preliminary injunction and stay of administrative action on a class-wide basis. The order stays "(1) the suspension of adjudications of re-parole applications filed by individuals who received parole pursuant to [certain categorical parole programs]; (2) the suspension of adjudications of initial parole applications filed by individuals already present in the United States pursuant to the [Military Parole in Place] program; and (3) the suspension of adjudications for immigration benefits applications filed by individuals who received parole through [the categorical parole programs]." Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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• May 28, 2025

  2025.05.28 Amended Order Granting Class Certification - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana Doe v. Noem, modifying the Court's April 14, 2025 order granting class certification to add "[1] all individuals who have received humanitarian parole through already established humanitarian parole processes that provide for re-parole, such as the U4U, OAW, FRP, MPIP, and CAM parole processes, with any pending applications for re-parole; [2] All individuals who have received humanitarian parole through already established humanitarian parole processes and have a pending application for any additional immigration benefit (besides re-parole); and [3] All individuals who have a pending application to support any family member for initial parole through the Military Parole in Place program." The preliminary injunction issued on May 28, 2025 will apply to this expanded class, in addition to all individuals affected by the en masse CHNV parole termination covered by the April 14, 2025 class. Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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• May 30, 2025

  2025.05.30 SCOTUS Order Granting Stay - Noem v. Svitlana Doe

  The Supreme Court granted the government's application to stay the district court's April 14 order in Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.), thereby permitting the Department of Homeland Security to proceed with terminating CHNV paroles in accordance with the March 25, 2025, Federal Register Notice. Noem v. Svitlana Doe, 605 U.S. ____ (2025).

  *see litigation note above*

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