The last few months have proven to be quite eventful for the CHNV parole program, which allows migrants from four countries (Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela) to receive work permits and a two-year authorization to live in the U.S., granted they count on a U.S. sponsor and pass biometrical and biographical vetting.
In July, the program, which the Biden Administration believes helps deter migrants from the benefited countries from entering illegally, was temporarily halted after an internal investigation by Homeland Security revealed a substantial fraud in which over 100,000 applications had been filed by a little over 3,000 so-called serial sponsors.
