The Biden administration has resumed a humanitarian parole program for migrants from four countries after pausing it in July following allegations of widespread fraud.
The program, known as CHNV, allows migrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to apply for asylum in the country if they have a sponsor who can provide financial support for them after their arrival.
However, the program was halted after issues were detected with sponsors: a review by the Department of Homeland Security showed that over 100,000 applications had been filed by a little over 3,000 so-called serial sponsors.
The report found thousands of cases where the potential sponsors used the same street addresses and phone numbers, including a commercial warehouse in Orlando, Florida.
It also found the usage of the same Social Security numbers, including those of dead people.
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