Saturday, November 15, 2014
In-Country Refugee/Parole Program for Minors in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras With Parents Lawfully Present in the United States
On November 14, the U..S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY issued a Fact Sheet that begins:
"The United States is establishing an in-country refugee/parole program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to provide a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that some children are currently undertaking to the United States. This program will allow certain parents who are lawfully present in the United States to request access to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for their children still in one of these three countries. Children who are found ineligible for refugee admission but still at risk of harm may be considered for parole on a case-by-case basis. The refugee/parole program will not be a pathway for undocumented parents to bring their children to the United States, but instead, the program will provide certain vulnerable, at-risk children an opportunity to be reunited with parents lawfully resident in the United States."
Click here for the AP report on the new Central American refugee processing.
KJ
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2014/11/in-country-refugeeparole-program-for-minors-in-el-salvador-guatemala-and-honduras-with-parents-lawfully-present-in-the-uni.html
