Washington, United States /
The government of the American president, Joe Biden, decided not to extend the temporary stay permit granted to migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua who have a sponsor in USA once it has expired.
The decision was known due to a update on a page from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USCIS).
In October 2022, the US government granted permission for a quota of Venezuelans could enter legally, as long as they passed a investigation about their criminal record, had a sponsor in the country to provide them with financial support, and were vaccinated.
In January 2023 expanded the measure to Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua.
Until the end of August 2024, 530 thousand people they arrived legally to the country taking advantage of this known process, according to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
It is about more than 110 thousand Cubansmore than 210 thousand Haitiansalmost 93 thousand Nicaraguans and almost 117 thousand Venezuelansprecise.
Temporary stay permit will be suspended
The permission of temporary stayknown in English as parole“will end automatically at the end of his term” of two years, reads the USCIS website.
“If you have not applied for legal status or a period of authorized stay, you must leave the United States before your period of authorized parole expires,” it warns.
To regularize their situation, the natives of those countries have several options.
Venezuelans who will arrive before July 31, 2023 and Haitians who have been in the country since before June 3, 2024 They can request immigration protection which grants them a residence and work permit, known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
The Nicaraguans They cannot benefit from this immigration protection. Many will be forced to apply for asylum.
But it is a long and more complex procedure since They must overcome the call credible fear interviewin which officials assess whether there is a possibility that the person be persecuted or tortured if you return to your country.
There are other legal avenues such as family reunification or work visas, but also require meeting conditions specific.
Cubans can apply for permanent residence If they have been in the United States for a year and a day thanks to the Cuban Adjustment Act 1996.
Those who do not regularize your situation in time they expose themselves to “deportation proceedings after expire his period of parole” and begin to “accumulate illegal presence in USA“warns the USCIS update.
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