| DATE: | April 22, 2025 |
| TO: | State SNAP Agencies |
| FROM: | John Walk Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services |
| SUBJECT: | Further Guidance on Termination of Parole for Certain Aliens and Immediate Family Members |
On April 3, 2025, FNCS issued a memorandum to state SNAP Agencies with the subject “Termination of Parole for Certain Aliens and Immediate Family Members.” State agencies should be aware that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued Litigation Related Update on CHNV announcing that the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a Preliminary Injunction Order staying parts of DHS’s March 25, 2025, Federal Register notice titled, “Termination of Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV).” See Svitlana Doe, et al., v. Noem, et. al., No. 25-cv-10495 (D. Mass. Apr. 14, 2025). State agencies are advised to review the Court’s Order and to administer SNAP benefits in accordance with law for legally qualified aliens who remain paroled in the United States as a result of the Order. DHS announced that no new requests for CHNV parole will be processed.
Generally speaking, immigration status has changed recently for many aliens and state agencies are encouraged to continuously verify immigration status of all aliens in the state who receive SNAP. State SNAP agencies must follow usual procedures regarding certification, including mandatory use of the DHS Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlements (SAVE) program, and taking action on participating households based on changes to immigration status. If changes to immigration status no longer support a claim to being an eligible alien, SNAP benefits must be discontinued in accordance with program rules.
Sincerely,
John Walk
Acting Deputy Under Secretary
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services