Staff Reports
A recent ruling by a federal judge appointed during the Obama administration has once again thrown a wrench into efforts to restore order to America’s broken immigration system. The judge’s decision blocks the Trump administration from terminating the Biden-era “CHNV” humanitarian parole program, which has allowed over half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to remain in the United States with legal status and work permits. Instead of allowing the administration to revoke these privileges en masse, the court now requires each case to be reviewed individually—a bureaucratic nightmare that all but guarantees continued chaos at the border.
This is yet another example of the judiciary overstepping its bounds and undermining the executive branch’s constitutional authority to set immigration policy. The Biden administration’s mass parole program was a reckless experiment from the start, opening the floodgates to hundreds of thousands of migrants under the guise of humanitarian relief. Critics, including former DHS officials, have rightly pointed out that parole is supposed to be used on a case-by-case basis, not as a blanket amnesty for entire nationalities. The judge’s ruling effectively ties the hands of the administration, preventing it from swiftly addressing the disastrous consequences of Biden’s open-border policies.
The problems with the CHNV program are well documented. Reports have revealed rampant fraud, with thousands of so-called “serial sponsors” gaming the system by submitting multiple applications using the same addresses, phone numbers, and even Social Security numbers—including those belonging to deceased individuals. In some cases, addresses listed as sponsors turned out to be storage units, not residences. Yet, instead of shutting down this abuse, the court’s decision keeps the door wide open for further exploitation, putting American communities and resources at risk.
This ruling also highlights the glaring double standard in how the courts treat executive authority, depending on which party holds the White House. When President Trump sought to enforce immigration laws and restore order, the courts rushed to block his every move. But when Biden’s administration implemented policies that directly contradicted the letter and spirit of existing immigration law, the same courts looked the other way. Now, as the Trump administration tries to clean up the mess, activist judges are more concerned with the “rights” of inadmissible migrants than with the safety and sovereignty of the American people.
As this legal battle drags on, the consequences for America are clear: continued strain on border security, mounting costs for taxpayers, and a system that rewards those who break the rules while punishing those who follow them. If the executive branch cannot act decisively to end mass parole programs rife with fraud and abuse, then the crisis at our southern border will only get worse. It’s time for the courts to respect the will of the American people and the constitutional authority of the president to defend our nation’s borders.
