Applying for humanitarian parole and obtaining a travel permit does not guarantee an immigrant’s entry into the United States. Immigration authorities warn that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are the ones who make the final decision on who receives the parole that allows them to stay in the country for two years.
“All persons arriving at a US port of entry are subject to inspection by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. Aliens seeking legal entry into the US must establish their admissibility to the satisfaction of the CBP officer. This is done as part of the inspection process”, establishes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Why might the authorities consider a person inadmissible?
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) stipulated that entry into the country and also travel authorization will be denied to any person who has illegally crossed the border of Panama or Mexico after the announcement of the parole. humanitarian, that is, after October 19, 2022 for Venezuelans and January 9, 2023 for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans.
During the application review process, migrants undergo a background investigation as part of the security protocol. Those who do not pass this verification will not be able to enter the country.
The US authorities establish that a person may be inadmissible if during the application process they did not satisfactorily demonstrate that they were vaccinated against measles, poliomyelitis and the first dose of COVID-19.
In addition, if during the officer’s interview the officer determines that the person may have a physical or mental disorder that may pose a threat to safety, within the parameters set forth in Title 8 of the United States Code, a section of federal law that covers immigration law issues.
If a migrant is determined to be inadmissible, “could, in certain circumstances, be placed in deportation proceedings. In some circumstances, an officer may, in his sole discretion, determine whether to allow you to withdraw your application for admission,” adds the dhs.
A determination of inadmissibility will remain in the immigrant’s record and will affect their possibility of being able to apply for entry to the US again in the future.
If you have been convicted of committing crimes involving moral turpitude, attempted conspiracy, or a violation of any US law or regulation, it will also lead to rejection at a port of entry.
This includes those persons who there is reason to believe were involved in the illegal trafficking of any controlled substance.
Neither will the spouses or children of a person who in the previous five years have financed or benefited from illegal activities, and were aware that this money was the product of illegal activities related to drug trafficking, be admitted.
Aliens who have been deported for previously being in the US illegally and seek re-entry within the next five years may also be found inadmissible. In the case of people who have been deported more than once or are accused of serious crimes, they will not be admitted to the country for a period of 20 years.
Those involved in activities such as prostitution, human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism, or associated with communist parties may not enter either.
During the interview to apply for a visa, residence or citizenship in the US, immigration agents ask the applicant if they have been a member of a communist party, an answer in which many decide to lie and deny their affiliation, experts on immigration issues say.
“The American government has no way of knowing if Juanito Gómez, for example, is a member of a communist party because that information does not exist. If a person knows, rats him out and is investigated, they can take away his residency, citizenship or visa because he lied when he applied,” said Miami-based immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen.
People who have served as employees of foreign governments and who have been responsible at any time for violations of religious freedom will not be admitted either.
Any alien who an immigration official has reasonable grounds to believe is seeking to enter the United States to engage in activities related to espionage, sabotage, or any activity “the purpose of which is to oppose, control, or overthrow the United States government by force, violence, or other illegal means” will be denied.
Any immigrant traveling to the United States to practice polygamy is inadmissible.
It could also be declared inadmissible to enter the United States who has been present in this nation illegally and entered through places not designated as ports of entry.
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