In late August, the Biden administration resumed the so-called CHNV program, which allows migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua and Cuba to apply for asylum in the country if they have a sponsor who can provide financial support for them after their arrival. The program had been halted earlier that month after an internal report revealed multiple instances of fraud, including instances in which 100,000 applications had been filed by a little over 3,000 so-called serial sponsors.
Upon its restart, authorities were quick to point out a clarification, as individuals who entered the country through the program and failed to change their legal status for asylum or another legal immigration program within two years are obliged to leave the country or face deportation proceedings once their parole period expires.
