From our Bureau of Severely Flawed Immigration Policies
While thousands of Cubans continue to arrive in the U.S. through the Mexican border or by sea in “rustic vessels”(see photo above), the number of Cubans flying in through the humanitarian parole program continues to increase.
Those granted “humanitarian parole” face no threat of being sent back to Cuba –like the 3,093 who’ve suffered this fate in the past three months — but some of those who are arriving through this program are well-known agents of Castro, Inc., as previously reported here.
Moreover, tens of thousands of other Cubans who have crossed into the U.S. through the Mexican border continue to be detained or sent back to Cuba.
Who’s minding this schizoid program? Security issues seem to be of little concern. Good luck finding any information on this critical issue, which is enveloped in a thick fog of unanswered questions.
Loosely translated from Marti Noticias
A total of 14,000 Cubans have arrived in the United States since January 6 legally through the humanitarian parole approved by the Joe Biden administration, according to estimates by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
A report from the Univisión news network revealed that according to official figures, the illegal entry of both Cubans and Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans has decreased by 90%, who also qualify for the immigration program that began in January 2023.
The US government seeks to discourage illegal emigration, which is why the creation of this humanitarian measure that allows migrants of these 4 nationalities to reside legally in the US for two years with the right to a work permit.
In addition, it has warned that those who try to reach the country illegally, either by land or by sea, and are captured, will be disqualified from applying for the expected immigration benefits.
In March, US Assistant Secretary of State Brian A. Nichols, in a talk on Cuba Policy at Florida International University, celebrated that since the launch of the immigration program “the number of Cuban migrants attempting dangerous irregular migration has fallen nosedive”.
Continue reading HERE in Spanish