No Re-Parole for Migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua

Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, Oct. 4, 2024 (gift link)

"The Biden administration said Friday it would allow the temporary legal permission for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua to lapse, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to find other methods to stay in the country or face deportation. ... The impact of Friday’s decision depends on a person’s nationality. Migrants from Haiti and Venezuela will have a chance to remain without fear of being deported through the Temporary Protected Status program, which also offers them work permits. Venezuelans who arrived before July 2023 can qualify for T.P.S. and Haitians who arrived before this summer can also qualify. Cuban migrants have an opportunity to gain a green card with the Cuban Adjustment Act, a 1966 law that allows certain Cubans to apply for permanent residency while they are in the country. But the nearly 100,000 migrants who arrived from Nicaragua through the program could be in a particularly difficult position. They will not have a clear path to temporary protection and must obtain another way to stay in the country legally, like asylum."