Lawyer Willy Allen, an expert in Immigration, is confident that if in December 2025 the judges have arguments in favor of the I-220A, there will be a final decision in January 2026. If it is favorable, meaning that the court ruling concludes that Cubans with an I-220A were paroled, then the very next day they will be able to apply for their residency, regardless of whether the Administration appeals.
In this way, the prestigious lawyer from Florida affirms the position of his son, Willy Allen III, who, in statements to CiberCuba, hinted at the existence of this possibility, although his calculations last week suggested that these arguments would emerge in October. In any case, both agree that January 2026 is a crucial month for the future of the I-220A.
In this way, if the judges believe that in practice, an I-220A is a parole, as argued by Willy Allen III, the thousands of Cubans who are currently in legal limbo will be able to benefit from the Adjustment Act because the vast majority have been in the U.S. for over a year.
But there are still five months until January 2026, and detentions in court of Cubans with I-220A continue to occur. This is the case of Fernando Fuertes Muñoz, arrested by ICE on August 4 after a judge closed his case. Last Friday, he underwent a credible fear interview, but the ICE officer denied it. His defense has requested that the case be reconsidered.
He is one of the victims at risk of being left behind and deported before the ruling regarding the I-220A arrives. Willy Allen III is convinced that justice will recognize that the I-220A is a form of parole. Among his arguments, he recalls that many families who entered together through the border found themselves in a situation where some members were released on parole and others with I-220A, with no one able to explain what the difference is between the two.
Willy Allen has defended countless times that the majority of I-220A cases will be legalized, although he admits there will be casualties along the way. He recalls that the 'marielitos' took between 8 and 9 years to legalize, but they eventually succeeded.
On the other hand, in the program that Willy Allen hosts on Mondays at 11:00 AM on CiberCuba, the lawyer dismissed the notion that the review of visas for violations would affect Cubans. In his view, there is not enough personnel to review large numbers of visas, and, furthermore, the focus is on those foreigners who pose a threat to national security due to their connections to terrorism.
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