DALLAS — The U.S. government will expand humanitarian passage monthly for as many as 30,000 people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a broad measure designed to grapple with historic migration from the Western Hemisphere, senior White House officials announced Thursday.
Under the program, the immigrants must have an eligible sponsor and pass a vetting process to come to the U.S. for up to two years and receive work authorization, officials of President Joe Biden’s administration said in a briefing Thursday morning.
The measure is similar to an earlier smaller initiative announced in mid-October for Venezuelans. Administration officials emphasized the result was a decrease in migration from that country.
