{"id":203947,"date":"2019-08-09T09:13:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=203947"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:13:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:13:36","slug":"cuban-parole-under-review-according-to-uscis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/cuban-parole-under-review-according-to-uscis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban Parole “under review,” according to USCIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cuban Family Reunification Program (CFRP, also called Parole), detained since 2017 because of the partial closure of the U.S. embassy in Havana, is currently “under review,” according to the USCIS.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the <\/span>recent cancelation of the Parole programs<\/span><\/a> for Haitians and Filipinos, similar to Cubans\u2019, USCIS explained that it will apply changes to exercise its limited authority so as to preserve the integrity of the immigration system and not encourage foreigners to enter the United States illegally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maria Elena Upson, an official at the USCIS Public Affairs Office, confirmed to OnCuba<\/strong> that “all remaining parole programs by category remain under review.”<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Upson avoided commenting on alternatives to a resumption of processes for Cubans or their total closure.<\/span><\/p>\n

A note from USCIS explained that the decision responds to an extensive review to better ensure that the authority to grant temporary residence permits under the Immigration and Nationality Act is exercised according to each individual case when there is a significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both the Haitian and Filipino programs\u2015like the Cuban one\u2015grant temporary residence permits by category, and people who have approved family-based immigrant petitions have been authorized to enter and work in the United States while waiting for their green card.<\/span><\/p>\n

USCIS acting director, Ken Cuccinelli, said that under these temporary residence permit programs by category, people have been able to skip their turn on the line and evade the appropriate channels established by Congress, adding that with the cancellation of these programs, these people will no longer be allowed to wait in the United States until their green card is available, which is consistent with the rules that apply to the rest of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cubans gets response from State Department on Parole<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n