Homeland Security has opened a new avenue for migrants from Central America to reach the U.S. without skirting the border, announcing the start Friday of a parole program that will let people jump the green card line and enter earlier.
The program applies to people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras who already have been approved for immigration as relatives of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, but who are waiting for a slot to open.
“These new processes promote family unity and provide lawful pathways consistent with our laws and our values,” said SecretaryThe move is the latest expansion of parole, a tool the administration has been using to admit nearly 100,000 unauthorized migrants a month into the U.S. They don’t have a legal visa to enter, but are granted entry anyway, with the administration arguing parole offers them a chance to apply for status later.said the goal is to prevent them from trying to sneak into the U.S., keeping them out of the smuggling economy.
Critics say he’s not reducing illegal immigration, only shifting where it happens. American airports, for example, monthly receive tens of thousands of unauthorized migrants who enter under the program for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans.
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