CHNV Parole Update: SCOTUS Grants Stay, Terminations May Proceed — But Implementation Unclear

In a 7–2 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 30^th (with Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissenting), the Court granted the federal government's request to stay the district court's injunction that had blocked the termination of the CHNV (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) Humanitarian Parole program. However as of now, there is still no guidance on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will operationalize this decision. Moreover, the Massachusetts district court overseeing the underlying case recently issued an order to prohibit DHS from suspending applications submitted by CHNV parolees for benefits like Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and directed DHS to file a report, by June 9, 2025, explaining how it was complying with that order. The district court appears to believe that DHS cannot hit the pause button on parolees' benefits applications notwithstanding the Supreme Court's stay order. The plaintiffs in this case had filed a