As you know, yesterday the temporary suspension of travel permits from the United States humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians was confirmed, due to serious cases of fraud. But how long will this suspension last? This is what immigration specialists from Miami say.
On Friday, the Biden administration temporarily halted the humanitarian parole program that allows thousands of migrants from four countries to fly and legally reside in the United States, after an internal report revealed a high level of fraud in the program.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conversation with Fox News Digital, they did so “out of an abundance of caution” and the issuance of advance travel authorizations for this program has been temporarily halted.
This program allows up to 30,000 citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) to travel to the U.S. on a monthly basis and enter legally under parole, as long as they meet certain conditions.
A US congressional source also said that the pause was implemented in mid-July after an internal report was discovered that pointed to significant cases of fraud in the applications of applicants’ sponsors.
How long will the suspension of parole last for Cubans heading to the United States?
DHS clarified that the review is focusing on applications from sponsors and not beneficiaries of the program, but this may take some time.
Jose Alonso Armas, a 36-year-old Havana resident, told the Spanish newspaper El País that he always believed “there was fraud in the process.”
But how long will this suspension of parole travel permits for Cubans heading to the United States last? According to Florida Immigration attorney Willy Allen, his hope is that “in the next 60 days DHS can have a system in place to correct errors and ensure that parole can be returned.”
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