The Cuban-American congresswoman María Elvira Salazar sent a message to Cuban migrants who entered the United States illegally and possess an I-220A form (Order of Release on Recognizance).
In a video shared on her Instagram account, Salazar expressed that she continues to work to ensure that those thousands of people can apply for permanent residency through the Cuban Adjustment Act, and announced "new things in September."
"Everyone who has an I-220A, I want you to know that I fully understand the situation you are in. There are hundreds and hundreds of people who come to me telling me how to solve this," he pointed out.
"I am very aware of your problems and in September I will reach out to you again so that together we can make different maneuvers, to see if the Department of Homeland Security, if the immigration authorities of this country understand that Cubans who have the I-220A have a path to citizenship called the Cuban Adjustment Act," he emphasized.
The Republican policy emphasized that it has not forgotten about its fellow citizens and is working to "do things together before the elections. You who have the I-220A and I, your congressman."
"I haven't forgotten about them! Expect new things in September," he said.
In 2023, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in the United States dismissed the option of considering the I-220A form as a document through which legal immigration residency in the country can be accessed, leaving thousands of Cubans in a migratory limbo.
Soon after, the Cuban-American congresswoman urged the affected Cubans not to lose hope because it is impossible to leave about half a million Cubans in "limbo."
"What I can say is that there is hope. The administration of President Biden and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is Cuban-American, know very well that it is impossible to leave about half a million Cubans who have the I-220A in limbo," he said.
Salazar emphasized that "regardless of the Court's decision," the Biden administration can - through Secretary Mayorkas - grant parole to those who are already in the country "so that those Cubans who have the possibility of availing themselves of the Cuban Adjustment Act can do so."
"I know very well that in this community in South Florida and across the United States, there are hundreds of thousands of Cubans who are in limbo because they do not have immigration status that allows them to take advantage of the Cuban Adjustment Act," he added.
"We know that President Biden's administration can take that executive action. Don't lose hope. I am sure that group of Cubans who are in limbo will find their way," she concluded.
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