The Cuban rafters who have managed to land in Florida, including the more than 300 who were on the Dry Tortugas National Park and who were processed at the Border Patrol station, are receiving “an expedited removal order,” the verdict that a judge issues for removal of a person but can be reversed with legal advice, according to immigration attorney Willy Allen.
The process to appeal this order requires the EOIR-26 form of the Immigration Court and the migrant has a period of 30 days to present it. It is up to the defense attorney to present before the Court the necessary legal arguments for the court to reverse the expulsion.
Cuban rafters who set foot in the United States and are detained by immigration authorities “are being released without going through a credible fear interview,” Allen told Univision.
The litigant reiterated that the rafters who manage to touch land are being released with “an expedited deportation order, which limits them to requesting asylum” and consequently, after a year and a day they will not be able to benefit from the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The lawyer’s statements are given this Friday when Border Patrol apprehended 90 rafters who managed to land in the Florida Keys. According to the chief officer of the Miami sector, the Cubans made their journey in five rustic boats and it was residents of the area who reported their arrival.
The official confirmed the reopening to the public of the Dry Tortugas National Park, a site where more than 400 island nationals disembarked in the last two weeks. Park activities include “overnight camping” and “resumption of ferry and seaplane”.
The lawyer also elaborated on the new immigration program of the United States that will facilitate the granting of up to 30,000 visas each month to Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Haitian citizens, but that will also deport nationals and others in an illegal situation.
Those who request the parole humanitarian “must have a sponsor or family member legally residing in the US and must pass a strict background check.” The beneficiaries will be able to stay legally for 2 years in US territory and “request a temporary work permit.” It is estimated that 360,000 people from those four countries could legally enter the United States within a year.
Lawyer Willy Allen stressed to Univisión that since the entry of a Cuban under the new program is by air, an inspection at the airport and official admission into the country are required, which are some of the requirements of the Adjustment Law. so that the migrant can later apply for residence.
For Allen, the thousands of Cubans who enter in this way in the future “have a safe path to their residence” in the United States, although “the parole be it for one year, two years or for one day”.
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