House Republicans Subpoena Mayorkas Over Illegal Immigrant Parole Policy

Policy allows thousands from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be paroled into the interior each month.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on May 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Republicans on Aug. 21 subpoenaed Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for details on the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.

The program—in place since Jan. 6—allows 30,000 foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be paroled into the interior each month.