Biden Orders Immigrants Of These 4 Countries To Leave The US After The Stay Permit Runs Out

President of the United States (US) Joe Biden. (Doc. X/@POTUS)

JAKARTA - The Biden government ordered immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the United States (US) through a "conditional exemption program" to leave the country if their two-year stay permit expires. The program, introduced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during President Biden's term of office, aims to reduce illegal border crossings.

The program allows people from these four countries to legally register for the parole and entry of the US using commercial aircraft. Officials said the effort succeeded in reducing illegal crossings by 99 percent when it started in 2022 for Venezuela and 2023 for other countries.

The two-year period is meant to allow individuals to seek humanitarian assistance or other immigration benefits that may be their right, and to work and contribute to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, October 5.

Anyone who has not applied for asylum or other status must leave the United States before the end of the permitted parole period or can be placed in the transfer process after the parole period ends, the department said.

An official familiar with the program told the Washington Post that only a small number of participants were at risk of losing their parole status after two years.

If referred for deportation, these people could face years of delays in a very busy US immigration court.

Although the deadline for the expiration of the validity is nearing, the parole program will continue to receive up to 30,000 new applicants per month, according to officials.