Cubans authorized to travel to the United States "in a safe, orderly, and legal manner" thanks to the humanitarian parole program approved by the administration of President Joe Biden in January 2023 reached 95,500 in April, according to recent data provided by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP).
According to the mentioned entity, until the end of April 2024, more than 434,800 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were approved to travel through that initiative, which grants a maximum of 30,000 visas per month for the benefit of these nationalities.
Specifically, 95,500 Cubans, 184,600 Haitians, 83,800 Nicaraguans, and 109,200 Venezuelans were examined and authorized to travel, the document states.
Of them, more than 91,000 Cubans, 166,700 Haitians, 75,700 Nicaraguans, and 101,200 Venezuelans entered US territory legally "and were granted parole."
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently revealed that over one and a half million people were awaiting to receive humanitarian parole in 2023, whose main purpose is to reunite families and deter illegal entry attempts into the nation.
Between January and October of last year, 269,744 people had entered with the humanitarian parole program. In addition, 1.6 million people were pending review with file I-134," journalist Daniel Benitez indicated on May 1st, after sharing the information provided by the National Security Committee of the House of Representatives on his YouTube channel.
In recent days, US authorities told journalists based in that country that another way for legal entry, the CBP One application, launched by the Department of Homeland Security in January 2023, has enabled nearly 547,000 migrants to schedule appointments to appear at ports of entry and request asylum legally.
Thanks to these contributions, US authorities warn about a significant reduction in encounters with migrants at the border during the beginning of this year. In March, 137,480 detentions for irregular crossings were reported, representing a decrease of 2.3% compared to February.