US authorities have temporarily halted processing travel applications for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela due to suspicions of fraud.
An investigation by US Citizenship and Immigration Services revealed that some of the migrants coming from the aforementioned countries were being sponsored by individuals who don’t comply with the US’ migrant sponsorship policy.
The migrant sponsorship policy, launched in 2022 and expanded in 2023, allowed up to 30,000 migrants from these four countries to enter the US every month if they had a financial sponsor in the US. Sponsors must be US citizens or have legal status in the country.
The investigation uncovered instances of sponsors financing multiple migrants and advertising their services online, prompting concerns about the integrity of the program.
While over 520,000 migrants have benefited from the program, more than 50,000 are under scrutiny due to suspected fraud. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) emphasized that the pause is temporary, however, and aims to implement additional safeguards to prevent abuse.
The number of illegal immigrants trying to cross the US’ land border has decreased significantly this year. Analysts attribute the decrease to the heat waves and the security arrangements by the Mexican police.
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Publish date : 2024-08-08 06:44:00
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