Biden admin lets migrants with extreme circumstances enter U.S. while awaiting asylum
Source: NBC News
"The doctor told me, 'Your cancer is in stage 3. You cannot play with this,'" said one woman who was allowed to enter. "'You have to get help now."
Feb. 18, 2021, 9:41 AM EST / Updated Feb. 18, 2021, 10:05 AM EST
By Julia Ainsley and Merritt Enright
WASHINGTON — A Nicaraguan woman with stage 3 breast cancer; a deaf Central American man who could not understand how to navigate the immigration system; a Cuban man who had not seen his newborn son. All were denied entry to the United States by the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
Now, under the Biden administration, Customs and Border Protection has granted parole, allowing entry to the United States for these and other immigrants with extreme circumstances as they await their asylum hearings.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to NBC News that it has begun the process of granting parole on a case-by-case basis even before the Biden administration officially begins to process the tens of thousands of asylum seekers awaiting entry to the U.S. in cities like Matamoros, Mexico.
“After more than two years developing investigation-based recommendations and policy guidance concerning the civil rights implications of making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico,” a DHS spokesperson said, “[The] Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is working with other DHS components to implement Executive Orders related to DHS asylum and border policies to ensure compliance with civil and human rights protections and considerations,”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-admin-lets-migrants-extreme-circumstances-enter-u-s-while-n1258226
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