An internal report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed a massive fraud within the Humanitarian Parole program, affecting thousands of applications from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti. This program, designed to allow 30,000 people from these countries to live and work in the United States for two years, is now under scrutiny and has been temporarily suspended.
Internal DHS documents indicate that the department automatically accepted applications without verifying the information provided by sponsors or applicants. An internal investigation by the department shows that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reviewed thousands of applications to identify patterns, trends, and indicators of potential fraud.
The investigation uncovered fraudulent information in thousands of Form I-134A, the documents that a sponsor files with USCIS for each alien applying for conditional stay. The findings included the use of false Social Security numbers (SSNs), including the SSNs of deceased individuals, and false telephone numbers. Additionally, many applications listed the same physical address, with approximately 100 addresses listed on more than 19,000 forms. Many conditional applicants applied from a single property, such as a mobile home park, a warehouse, or a storage unit. Furthermore, numerous applications were submitted through the same IP address, and identical answers were provided on hundreds of applications, with some answers used by over 10,000 applicants.
Since the inception of the Biden administration’s program in October 2022 until the end of June 2024, 494,000 people from the four countries flew to the United States under this program. According to Fox News, 100,948 forms were completed by 3,218 sponsors, highlighting the scale of the fraud.
As a result of these findings, the United States has temporarily suspended the Conditional Stay Program for Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti while the necessary verifications are completed. Tens of thousands of applications will be manually reviewed, and any discrepancies will result in the invalidation of the applications concerned.
The DHS investigation into the Humanitarian Parole program has exposed significant vulnerabilities and widespread fraud. This temporary suspension will allow for a thorough review and necessary adjustments to ensure the integrity of the program moving forward.
“Uncovering this level of fraud within such a crucial program highlights the need for stringent verification processes to protect the integrity of our immigration system.” – Beautiful People Magazine
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