The Biden-Harris administration is reportedly preparing to resume a migrant flight program that was recently paused due to the discovery of rampant fraud.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could resume a mass-parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, more popularly known as CHNV, as soon as this week, NBC News reported. News of the program’s possible restart comes less than a month after an internal audit discovering massive potential fraud prompted DHS officials to pause the program entirely.
The CHNV parole program has allowed hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals to apply for asylum in their home countries and fly into the United States upon approval. More than a million foreign nationals are awaiting authorization through the program and roughly half a million have already flown into the U.S., according to the House Homeland Security Committee.
First launched for Venezuelans in October 2022, the program was later expanded in January 2023 to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans. The program allows foreign nationals two-year authorization into the U.S. and work permits, provided they have not previously entered the country illegally and pass other vetting processes.
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