Season 2, Episode 3: The End of the CHNV Parole Program

In this episode, we examine the human consequences of the Trump administration’s abrupt revocation of the CHNV humanitarian parole program, a program that provided over 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela a legal path to safety in the United States. Hannah guides listeners through the policy’s original purpose, the long-standing history of humanitarian parole in U.S. immigration law, and the devastating impact of revoking legal status for families who followed every rule. We explore what it means to burn a legal bridge after people have already crossed it. From fear in classrooms to vanishing ESL students and shattered trust between communities and institutions, this episode is a wake-up call and a reminder that policies don’t just live on paper. They shape lives. Host: Hannah Joos Original Music: Michael Caskey aka Bunny Patootie 📞 Call to Action: This week, make a phone call to your congressional representative and urge them to support the reinstatement of the CHNV parole program. Let them know that hundreds of thousands of people deserve the right to stability and protection, not betrayal. 📝 A sample call script is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x7wge9if0Lj2C99gz_7kereI-cfBaTJ1SUuWMSsBtlE/edit?usp=sharing Find your representative and their contact info at www.house.gov/representatives. 📣 Five minutes. One voice. Real impact. Let’s flood the phone lines with truth and solidarity.