The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it was ending family reunification parole (FRP) programs for migrants from certain Latin America and Caribbean countries, alleging abuse within the humanitarian parole process.

The move comes as the Trump administration bolsters its efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and visa programs over national security concerns that stem from the Biden administration's open border policies.

The department is ending the FRP programs for migrants and their family members from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras.

"The desire to reunite families does not overcome the government’s responsibility to prevent fraud and abuse and to uphold national security and public safety," the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a news release. "The programs had security gaps caused by insufficient vetting that malicious and fraudulent actors could exploit to enter the United States, which posed an unacceptable level of risk to the United States."

The department said it would notify each migrant impacted by the decision, which also impacts their employment authorization based on the parole. 

Migrants who are paroled in the United States and whose parole has not expired so far, will have 30 days to leave the country or face deportation, unless they have a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status still pending.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.