Several Cubans with I-220A in the United States continue to receive humanitarian parole in their mailboxes that they had not requested.
According to a recent report by Telemundo 51 It was learned that at least twenty Cubans are in that situation.
“The exact number is not known, but we have had a reference of approximately 20. They say that they went to check their mailbox and that they found the surprise: the long-awaited parole,” said journalist Alexis Boentes.
One of those lucky Cubans, Hildenia López, recounted her experience: “I say: ‘let me read.’ And when I look at it. Oh my God, a one-year parole. And where did this come from? ”She expressed.
Immigration experts reiterate that this is very good news. With this document, they will now be able to request permanent residence through the Cuban Adjustment Law. denied to migrants who received a form I-220A “Order of Parole.”
In López’s case, his lawyer confirmed that what he received was a parole. “She had entered the US in 2021, through the southern border. In Arizona she was given the I-220A document, but without a court date,” the aforementioned article states.
CUBANS I-220 A: HUMANITARIAN PAROLE
The reality is that there is a lot of ignorance about why they are providing these documents.
Miguel Inda Romero, immigration lawyer, explained to the local media: “so far, what I have been able to analyze is that they are people who were placed in expedited processes, by Law 235, who underwent a credible fear interview and were approved.”
However, the specialist assured that he has heard cases of people “even with confidence who have achieved this parole, and that is very good news, because it makes the person eligible for the Cuban Adjustment law after one year and one day.”
For now, this lawyer advises waiting before File a parole request with ICE. “Don’t ask for a petition and spend money when it can reach your house. Wait a week or two,” he noted.
Likewise, he said that if time passes and the Cubans do not receive it, they can then initiate the petition through a lawyer, demonstrating “the reasons why you deserve this parole.”
“If you receive it and have already applied for your residence, you can send your parole to the immigration authorities,” he also clarified.
