The US government resumed on Thursday the allocation of humanitarian permits for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuelawhich allows people from these countries to travel and enter the country legally, and which had been suspended at the beginning of the month to investigate possible fraud.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that after a pause of almost four weeks, it has restarted the program that grants monthly entry to up to 30,000 people from these four countries to the US and allows them to obtain a work permit for a period of two years.
In a written statement, DHS explained that the selection process has been improved, especially for sponsors of people who apply under a figure known as “parole.”
“DHS has incorporated additional vetting of U.S.-based sponsors to strengthen the integrity of the process,” the agency said.
The program, which began in late 2022 only for Venezuelan citizens and was later expanded to include the other three nationalities, has allowed the entry of nearly half a million migrants to the US, according to DHS data.
On August 2, DHS paused the issuance of travel authorizations “while it conducts a review of sponsor applications.”
To apply for the permit, migrants need to have a sponsor in the U.S. who already has legal status and can demonstrate that they have enough income to financially support the program beneficiary.
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2024-08-30 20:59:23