The Biden administration has put the brakes on the controversial program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants into the country after an internal report found widespread fraud.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has suspended the Mass Parole Release Program (commonly known as CHNV) for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, a spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Friday. Since its creation under the Biden administration, the CHNV program has allowed thousands of immigrants from those countries to legally enter the United States each month if they meet certain parole guidelines. (RELATED: Two Jordanian men allegedly attempting to break into Quantico identified: report)
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Homeland Security is suspending the issuance of advance travel authorizations to new beneficiaries while it reviews sponsored recipients' applications,” a Homeland Security spokesperson told DCNF. “Homeland Security will resume processing applications as soon as possible, with appropriate safeguards in place.”
The spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security takes fraud “very seriously,” adding that when it is detected, “ICE investigates and prosecutes cases in immigration court and files criminal charges with the Department of Justice.”
An American Airlines plane lands at LaGuardia International Airport, the day after a global IT outage in New York on July 20, 2024. (Photo: KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News First reported Regarding DHS' decision to suspend the CHNV program.
The internal report Obtained This is according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a Washington, DC-based group that advocates for stricter immigration policies.
The report found that 100,948 forms were filled out by 3,218 sponsors, 24 of the 1,000 most frequently used Social Security numbers by sponsors belonged to deceased individuals, and an IP address in Tijuana, Mexico, was used more than 1,300 times.
In addition, many sponsors did not list their income, and those that did did not meet the financial threshold to support the number of parolees they planned to sponsor.
“This certification by the Biden-Harris Administration validates every warning we've ever issued about the unlawful CHNV mass parole program,” said House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green. stated About the internal audit: “It also exposes how senior administration officials, like impeached Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, lied about the quality and scope of the vetting process for unauthorized aliens seeking entry, as well as those seeking to sponsor them.” (RELATED: Flight documents reveal cities taking migrants under Biden's parole program)
“This is exactly what happens when an administration creates an illegal mass parole program in order to avoid political embarrassment and bad looks across the border,” Green continued. “The Biden-Harris Administration should end the CHNV program immediately.”
The CHNV program was first Announced The Biden administration plans to impose entry restrictions on Venezuelans in October 2022, allowing a limited number of Venezuelans to travel to the United States who have not previously entered the country illegally, are sponsored by an American, and pass other vetting processes. expansion The program will also include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans in January 2023, providing them with work permits and two-year U.S. residency permits.
According to the House Homeland Security Committee, approximately 500,000 inadmissible aliens have arrived at U.S. ports of entry through the CHNV program since January 2023.
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