Humanitarian parole for Venezuela has been terminated. The Department of Homeland Security ended the CHNV parole processes through a Federal Register notice on March 25, 2025, and on May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court lifted a lower-court injunction that had briefly paused the termination. No new Form I-134A applications are being accepted, and DHS is actively winding down the parole grants of Venezuelans already in the United States under the program. If you are affected, your situation now depends entirely on whether you have some other legal basis to remain.
What Termination Means If You Are Already Here
If you entered under the Venezuelan parole process and your two-year parole period has not already run out on its own, DHS is cutting it short. Termination notices are being sent through parolees’ USCIS online accounts, and the Federal Register notice itself serves as official written notice under the applicable regulation.
Work authorization tied to CHNV parole has been revoked. If you received an Employment Authorization Document under the C11 category, USCIS has instructed parolees to return it. Employers running E-Verify or SAVE checks will see that CHNV-based parole and its associated work permits are no longer valid, so continued employment on that EAD is not an option.
DHS has stated that parolees without another lawful basis to remain must depart before their parole termination date. Parole termination does not by itself put you into removal proceedings, but it does end your authorized stay. That makes the central question a simple one: do you have any independent legal ground to be here?
Options That May Still Be Available
Termination of CHNV parole does not automatically mean you have to leave. A few forms of relief may apply, each with its own rules and deadlines.
Temporary Protected Status
Venezuela’s TPS designation has been extended through October 2, 2026. This extension is not open enrollment. It is available only to people who were already granted TPS under the October 2023 or March 2021 designations and who re-register during the applicable window, which ran from January 17, 2025, through September 10, 2025. If you never held Venezuelan TPS before, this extension does not create a new path for you.
Asylum
Venezuelans who fear persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group may be eligible for asylum. The one-year filing deadline runs from your date of last arrival in the United States, so anyone whose parole is being cut short should not treat the shortened parole date as their deadline — the asylum clock is separate and does not pause for policy changes. As of late 2025, USCIS announced a suspension of processing for affirmative asylum applications, which adds uncertainty about timing but does not change the filing deadline itself.
Family-Based Petitions and Other Relief
Depending on your circumstances, other paths may exist. A U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident relative may be able to sponsor you through a family-based petition. Minors may qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Individuals who face a likelihood of torture in Venezuela may seek protection under the Convention Against Torture. None of these is automatic, and each requires its own application.
Your Venezuelan Passport Is Probably Still Valid
Any next immigration step will require a recognized travel document, and Venezuelan passport validity is a common worry. The United States recognizes extensions granted by National Assembly decrees. A 2019 decree signed by then-Interim President Juan Guaidó extended passport validity by five years beyond the printed expiration date. A June 25, 2024 decree extended that period to ten years beyond the printed expiration date, or beyond the last official extension stamp, whichever is later. U.S. Customs and Border Protection recognizes both extensions.
If You Filed Before the Program Closed
USCIS paused acceptance of Form I-134A shortly after the January 20, 2025 executive order “Securing Our Borders” directed a review of categorical parole programs, and the March 25, 2025 notice formally ended the program. If your supporter filed an I-134A before the pause and you have questions about the status of that filing, log in to the myUSCIS account associated with the case for any notices. Approval of a supporter’s filing was never a guarantee of admission — the final parole decision always rested with the CBP officer at the port of entry — and after termination, no new advance travel authorizations are being issued under this process.
What to Do Next
Talk to an immigration attorney, and do it soon. The value of legal advice right now is in matching your specific facts against the forms of relief still open, and in protecting deadlines — particularly the one-year asylum deadline — that keep running while policy is litigated. If private counsel is out of reach, look for nonprofit immigration legal services providers, local legal aid societies, and representatives accredited by the Department of Justice. The parole door has closed, but for many Venezuelans another door may still be open if it is used in time.