The new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security could provide relief for thousands of migrants in the United States.
LIMA, Peru – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered all its subordinate agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to modify the approach to arresting migrants and focus on those with serious crimes on their criminal history.
The news, shared by the journalist Mario J. Pentónrepresents a relief for good people in the midst of the current context of tightening measures against irregular immigration to the United States.
A program report NewsNation of the chain Fox Newsexpands that federal authorities under the command of Gregory Bovino, Commander of the Border Patrol, will stop carrying out large-scale operations and immigration raids will focus on those who have committed serious crimes.
“The DHS decision appears to be aimed at reducing the negative perception about immigration operations, which has generated strong protests and legal demands by civil rights groups,” says Pentón.
Changes for I-220ª and the family reunification program
A hearing in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this Friday debated the consolidated cases of people released with I-220ª after their arrival in the United States. The analysis of several Immigration jurists points to a possible favorable ruling for the legal future of this group of migrants.
In interviews published by Cubanet and Pentón, the lawyers Laura Jiménez and Ismael Labrador They were optimistic about what they described as a brilliant defense of their colleague Mark Prada in front of the Court.
The lawsuit is not against the US Government, although it is the counterparty, the lawyer clarifies. The claim is based on a legal interpretation of what is written in the law. “I am sure that the response will be positive,” said the lawyer about the Court’s next final decision.
A favorable final decision by the Court in this regard would have a direct impact on the possibility of migrants who currently have I-220ª to adjust their status, especially thousands of Cubans who could resort to the Cuban Adjustment Act.
However, in a discouraging turn, last week DHS announced the closure of family reunification programs for parolewhich is a direct blow to tens of thousands of families in the region who had opted for this route as an alternative to irregular routes.
For Cubans, in particular, the impact is twofold: the specific program of Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP), operational since 2007, had allowed family members of citizens and legal residents to travel to the United States for years.
The decision means that thousands of pending FRP applications will become void. Families that were already in the country under this mechanism will have to make quick decisions: initiate an adjustment of status before December 15, seek another immigration category or prepare their departure within the deadlines set by the DHS to avoid remaining in an irregular situation and exposing themselves to deportation.
