On August 2, the Biden administration put the PAROLE program for immigrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba on hold. This humanitarian program, according to the Washington Post, previously received around 360,000 people annually.
This decision appears to have been made due to potential fraud in the process. Consequently, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the program will be suspended while the situation is reviewed.
According to the Washington Post, this is due to «potential issues, such as multiple applications from a single sponsor, which led authorities to temporarily halt the processing of applications and implement additional review protocols. Parole applications are still being accepted online, but are not being approved for now.»
A few days ago, Univision explained that «the suspension means that nothing is being processed until further notice, and the government sets up a secure mechanism to process applications and grant permits.»
As Univision explained in a recent article, «The humanitarian parole was first launched in April 2022 for citizens from Ukraine, who, if they have a sponsor authorized by DHS, receive authorization to travel and enter the United States for two years.»
«The latest monthly report from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveals that, as of the end of May this year, approximately 462,100 immigrants arrived legally on commercial flights and were granted parole under these procedures.»
«Of these, 113,400 Venezuelan applications were reviewed and authorized to travel, and 106,100 arrived legally and were granted parole.»
We are currently waiting to learn when the program will resume and what decisions will be made regarding it when Biden leaves the White House and the new president takes office.
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