Topic Summary
The Humanitarian Parole program, first implemented in late 2022, gave immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV)who otherwise wouldn’t be allowed entry into the U.S. the opportunity to enter the country based on urgent humanitarian reasons. However, as a result of the May 30, 2025 Supreme Court ruling ending this program, more than half a million individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela now face imminent repatriation. Governments in Havana, Port-au-Prince, Managua, and Caracas each scramble to prepare for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of citizens, many without homes, jobs, or immediate means of survival.
Delegates now face significant humanitarian stakes, volatile political tensions, and an international community turning a blind eye as they seem busy focusing on “bigger” issues. Now, the region of Latin America and the Caribbeanmust answer this issue on its own, without the help of Western Powers.How will these repatriations be carried out? Where will returnees go? Will other nations volunteer to share the burden? And most critically—what will be done to ensure that those sent back are not simply abandoned to worse uncertainty and instability than what originally led them to migrate?
There are no Position Papers required for this Committee.
Director: Liz'Angela Tillias
Born and raised in Haiti, Liz'Angela Tillias is a recent graduate of FIU, where she majored in Political Science and International Relations and earned a Pre-Law Certificate. She is a law school candidate hoping to begin her JD program in the Fall of 2026. Liz has chaired her first two FIMUNs and is thrilled to be directing for the first time with CECLAC. She opted for a gap year and has been working at an NGO focused on supporting migrants, making her work directly related to the committee's topic. During this exciting year off, she went from being an amateur cook to thinking she could open a restaurant, learned how to braid her own hair, and decided to train for a 5 K. She looks forward to meeting you all, so do not hesitate to ask her about any of the above (or more) when you see her in person!
Chair: Virnia Aparicio
Virnia, a fellow Peruvian-American, will soon graduate from FIU in the Spring with her Bachelor’s in English and four certificates in the following areas: Pre-Law Skills and Professional Values, Professional and Public Writing, Law, Ethics, and Society, and Ethics, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. For those interested in law school, you are more than welcome to ask her for advice or questions on how to get involved with legal opportunities, as she has worked as a legal intern, legal assistant, and scholarship mentor. She was also a previous member of FIU’s Student Government Association Senate and is currently in the process of starting a new organization called BRIDGE FIU, where she will serve as Vice-President of Operations. This Fall she has returned from Japan after a trip to South Korea last year and can’t wait to visit China in the near future. With her previous FIMUN chairing experience, she hopes to make your experience at FIMUN 38 worth it!