Illegal immigrants are seen being flown to California by Florida's Department of Emergency Management. (Credit: FL Dept. of Emergency Mgmt.)
Posted on 04/30/2024 7:22:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Illegal immigrants are seen being flown to California by Florida's Department of Emergency Management. (Credit: FL Dept. of Emergency Mgmt.)
Internal data obtained by Fox News via a House Homeland Security Committee subpoena to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows that thousands of illegal immigrants have been flowing into over 45 U.S. cities under a controversial program instated by the Biden administration.
The "CHNV" migration parole program stands for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Immigrants from these countries are eligible to participate in the parole program. The program permits them to fly into the U.S. directly under certain conditions, such as having a sponsor in the U.S. and being approved for travel.
Between January and August 2023, approximately 200,000 migrants flew into the U.S. via this program. Notably, 80 percent of these arrivals, totaling 161,562 individuals, landed in four cities in Florida: Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa.
Giving important context, the majority population of all of these national origins live in Florida. For example, most Cuban-Americans live in Florida already. This likely means the immigrants may have family or the required program sponsors in that state. The same is true for the other nationalities: Most Nicaraguan, Venezuelan, and Haitian diaspora living in America are concentrated in Florida,
Here are the top 15 cities migrants flew into during this eight-month period, along with the corresponding population numbers:
EXCLUSIVE: Internal DHS data reveals the 45+ U.S. cities that hundreds of thousands of migrants have flown into via the Biden administration's controversial "CHNV" mass parole program.
The data was obtained by @HomelandGOP via a subpoena to DHS, and was provided to @FoxNews.
The… pic.twitter.com/Wm6R8QKHTF— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 30, 2024
The policy, announced in October 2022, was initially only available to Venezuelans and restricted the number of individuals allowed to travel directly into the U.S. from Venezuela. Eligibility criteria included not having entered the U.S. illegally, having an existing sponsor in the U.S., and passing specific biometric and biographical screening processes. The program does not organize flights; individuals under the program are responsible for arranging and covering the costs of their own travel.
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In January 2023, the Biden administration expanded the program to include Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Cubans, with a capacity to admit up to 30,000 individuals monthly into the United States. This initiative grants migrants work permits and a two-year authorization to reside in the U.S. The announcement coincided with the expansion of expulsions to include these nationalities under Trump-era Title 42. By the end of February 2024, over 400,000 foreign nationals have entered the country under the parole program, as per data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-TN) argues that the program exceeds parole powers put in place by Congress because the DHS authority is supposed to be used on a "case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit."
In a statement, Rep. Green said:
These documents expose the egregious lengths Secretary Mayorkas will go to ensure inadmissible aliens reach every corner of the country, from Orlando and Atlanta to Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Secretary Mayorkas’ CHNV parole program is an unlawful sleight of hand used to hide the worsening border crisis from the American people. Implementing a program that allows otherwise inadmissible aliens to fly directly into the U.S. — not for significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian reasons as the Immigration and Nationality Act mandates — has been proven an impeachable offense.
Following our subpoena and the House’s impeachment vote — especially in light of the Senate's complete failure to fulfill its duty to hold a trial — the Committee will not rest until this administration is finally held accountable for its open-borders agenda and its devastating impact on our homeland security,
Florida, along with 19 other states, has sued to stop the Biden administration's program, claiming that it:
...amounts to the creation of a new visa program that allows hundreds of thousands of aliens to enter the United States who otherwise have no basis for doing so.
A district judge struck down the suit, but the states have since appealed. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' administration has continued to express optimism, saying that the legal challenges will ultimately succeed.
Press secretary Jeremy Redfern told Fox News:
Biden's parole program is unlawful, and constitutes an abuse of constitutional authority. Florida is currently suing Biden to shut it down, and we believe that we will prevail.
DHS claims that individuals who enter the U.S. under the program undergo "robust security vetting." DHS revealed that as of October 2023, about 1.6 million applicants were waiting for approval to fly to the U.S. via the parole program.
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Incredible how they screwed southern Florida.
When did Congress authorize this spending?
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Biden: I hate Florida, and I’m gonna turn it Commie!
Couldn't be more obvious, Traitor Joe.
Give them free trips to the Florida Keys and drop them off in Cuba.
Obama flew people here to Phoenix from Somalia. The cabdrivers at the airport told me and mother this when we took a cab home after a plane flight.
Obama flew people here to Phoenix from Somalia. The cabdrivers at the airport told me and mother this when we took a cab home after a plane flight.
They chose to do nothing.
Not sure how Cubans fit into this picture unless they are Cuban soldiers (which they may well be).
We had a guy in our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club whose family had been killed by Cuban communists. He hated communists so much we were a bit concerned when he bought a shotgun that he would outright shoot a leftie.
A lot of the Brazilians were similar, just not quite as unhinged about killing communists.
80% sent to Florida? Tell me with a straight face that that’s not political.
Hopefully when Trump’s President again and Trump’s rounding illegls up to send home - we can house all these folks in White Liberal Elite communities. Martha’s Vineyard, Clinton’s home Chapaqua - Biden’s Beach Mansion city... and so many more. A few hundred thousand next to where Bill Gates lives...
Where the F$%# was desanctomonious? Oh that’s right, he wasn’t running for POTUS.
I can forsee that if Florida still goes for TRUMP, there will be somebody looking for a payback for a failed operation.
Maybe if you withdrew you head from your nether orifice you might have heard of DeSantis flying unwanted illegals to Martha’s Vineyard or maybe the bussing of illegals to “sanctuary cities”. Or maybe you’re just an antiDesantis Democrat troll. DeSantis is on of the three best governors in the country.
Gee...I can't imagine why. /s/s/s
It is a red state thus they want to turn it blue. Texas not so much as Florida as Texas is the primary port of entry for illegal aliens and many just stay in Texas. Oddly not a large percentage to California verses population. It is reliably blue and thus no need to change the demographics for democrat votingl
144000 Haitians flown into Florida. And we know that ALL of those cannibals will be put directly on welfare for life.
Forget about Ukraine/Russia, a USA collapse IS coming.
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