First group of migrants arrive under sponsorship program
January 18, 2023
Earlier this week the first group of migrants approved for the new U.S. sponsorship program arrived in the U.S. The Biden administration launched the new program which allows for up to 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans with U.S. financial sponsors to be able to fly to the U.S. each month. The first arrivals came to the U.S. on Tuesday, five days after the country began accepting applications for the program. More than 600 additional migrants have been vetted and approved to come to the U.S. as of Friday. USCIS has received thousands of applications from prospective sponsors. This program allows for migrants being sponsored to be granted parole which will allow them to legally enter, live and work in the country on humanitarian or public interest grounds.
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