- The protocols established by the US authorities seek to avoid cases of fraud
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday, August 29 that They resumed the humanitarian parole programThe authorities of that country established new measures for this process.
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 sufficient income to financially support the program beneficiary.
In this new process, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Fraud Detection and Homeland Security Directorate and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center teamed up to develop investigative protocols.
What is humanitarian parole?
This is a program aimed at Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that allows them to live and work legally in the United States for a period of two years. For this program, applicants must have a sponsor who resides in the United States.
This initiative began at the end of 2022 only for Venezuelan citizens and was later expanded to include the other three nationalities. It has allowed the entry of almost half a million migrants to the US, according to DHS data.
What new measures were established?
To prevent cases of fraud in the humanitarian parole program, officials of the DHS will conduct greater scrutiny of sponsors’ financial records and criminal records.
They also established methods to identify if many applications are being submitted from a single sponsor, with the aim of detecting any type of fraud.
In addition, US authorities will request fingerprints from sponsors and will strengthen background checks on potential beneficiaries.
According to data from Telemundo, More than 2.6 million people from countries benefiting from this program have requested entry to the United States. As of July 2024, U.S. authorities reported that more than 530,000 migrants have received authorization.
Why was humanitarian parole paused?
The Biden administration paused the program on August 2 amid suspicions of fraudulent applications by sponsors.
“DHS is committed to holding accountable those who commit fraud or attempt to exploit others for personal gain. Anyone who commits fraud or other abuses will be referred to appropriate law enforcement for prosecution,” the agency said.
An internal DHS report found high levels of fraud in sponsor applications, prompting a pause in the issuance of new permits starting last month.
According to the document, cited by Telemundoauthorities discovered that nearly 101,000 of the applications were submitted by 3,218 sponsors.
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2024-08-30 05:48:13
