US resumes humanitarian parole for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans

The United States resumed a humanitarian parole program for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans, and Nicaraguans on Thursday. According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following an internal review in the wake of allegations of massive fraud that caused the program to be suspended in July, measures were adopted to strengthen its integrity and to be able to resume granting new travel permits to admitted migrants. The statement highlighted new checks on sponsors’ criminal records in the United States through measures such as taking fingerprints and checking financial statements, as well as measures to prevent them from submitting “serial” applications.

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