Florida immigration attorney Willy Allen stated that the CBP ONE residency applications are the ones taking the least amount of time. "They are the ones getting approved the fastest for me right now," he confirmed during his weekly program on CiberCuba, which this Monday attracted over a thousand live viewers for an hour.
In a space dedicated to addressing the future of Cuban immigrants with humanitarian parole, following the revocation of this immigration status, Allen recommended that those with open CBP ONE cases should apply for asylum and prepare to fight for it while observing the one year and one day period and applying for their residency with USCIS. "You can do both," he insisted.
In this way, the expert sent a message of reassurance to Cubans with CBP ONE, just as he did last week with the I-220A, although he acknowledged that while the vast majority will be legalized, there will be victims along the way.
Regarding the fears of many immigrants that being tied to a job without a work permit hinders the regularization of their legal status, the lawyer reiterated that he has never had a residence application denied for this reason, but he advised that, in this case, one should always be upfront with the truth.
He responded in this way to a viewer from CiberCuba who wanted to know his opinion on whether, after the Court's decision to authorize the Government to revoke the humanitarian parole, the Administration should send a new notification to those affected, rescinding the work permit, or if, on the contrary, they can continue to work as usual.
"Working is always a problem. But if you are with an employer who uses the I-9, you should ask them to verify with USCIS that you can continue working. So far, I have never been denied residency for telling the truth on the application and stating that I am working without a work permit," Allen added.
Finally, the lawyer responded to another viewer from CiberCuba who asked about the difference between applying for residency and applying for residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
"Only a Cuban or with the help of a Cuban can apply for the Cuban Adjustment Act. And it is a different form. You need to see if you are a person born in Cuba or have Cuban nationality to apply for your residency or for the Cuban Adjustment. Only Cubans or those born in Cuba or nationals of Cuba can apply for that residency," he noted.
In this context, Allen emphasized that "if you marry an American citizen, you can apply for your residency with an American citizen. If you are the parent of an American citizen, your child can sponsor you, and you can obtain legal status through your child's application as an American citizen. The Cuban Adjustment Act is only for those born in Cuba, Cuban nationals, and foreign spouses of Cubans," he concluded.
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