AREQUIPA, Peru – A group of 20 Cubans who entered the United States irregularly and were released under the I-220B document, were the beneficiaries this week of a legal victory that put an end to their immigration limbo.
A report of Telemundo51 points out that Cuban migrants will soon be able to regularize themselves in the United States thanks to the court work of lawyers Mark Prada and Claudia Cañizares, in charge of presenting the lawsuit.
“The initial idea was to file a class action lawsuit, but we did not gather the necessary number of people to carry out that action. That is why we opted for a group lawsuit (…) Only the people who decided to join the lawsuit benefited, about twenty in total,” Cañizares told the aforementioned media.
According to the lawyer’s testimony, after two months of deliberation and “a lot of uncertainty,” a federal judge decided to grant parole to the entire group as part of the agreement.
The group of Cubans benefited fell into one of the following categories: those who went through a credible fear process, were denied, and were released with a deportation order and I-220B; who were expeditiously processed and released with an I-220B pending a credible fear evaluation; people who passed credible fear and were released on ICE bail.
The note of Telemundo51 It also details that none of the plaintiffs were being prosecuted in immigration court.
In relation to replicating this experience with another group of migrants with the same characteristics, Cañizares confirmed that there is the possibility of bringing together a new group to file a second lawsuit. This represents hope for other Cubans in similar situations.
What is Form I-220B?
The I-220b form is a “privilege” equivalent to “parole,” offered by the U.S. government due to its own inability to deport, remove, or detain the alien, thus allowing the alien “to be at liberty.” ” while the process is going on.
This “Supervision Order” contains the data of the processed individual such as their photo, fingerprints, a record of each report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It also details instructions on when, how and how often you have to report to ICE.
The document is issued to aliens who are released from detention, custody, or who are considered low risk and therefore not taken into custody as part of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP).
