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EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration has put a controversial program that
allows tens of thousands of migrants from four nations to fly or travel directly into the U.S. on hold, after a report circulated internally
showing significant amounts of fraud in the program.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital
that "out of an abundance of caution," it has temporarily paused the
issuing of advance travel authorizations for the program — which allows
up to 30,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV)
to travel into the U.S. each month and enter legally under the
administration's use of parole if they meet certain conditions.

A congressional source had told Fox News Digital the pause came in
mid-July after an internal report unearthed large amounts of fraud in applications for those sponsoring the applicants. DHS said the pause was occurring as it reviewed sponsor applications. The focus is on issues
with supporter filings, and not with the filings from the beneficiaries
of the program themselves.

DHS DOCS REVEAL WHERE PAROLED MIGRANTS UNDER CONTROVERSIAL BIDEN FLIGHT
PROGRAM ARE LANDING

"DHS has review mechanisms in place to detect and prevent fraud and
abuse in our immigration processes. DHS takes any abuse of its processes
very seriously," a DHS spokesperson said. "Where fraud is identified,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will investigate and
litigate applicable cases in immigration court and make criminal
referrals to the Department of Justice."

"Out of an abundance of caution, DHS has temporarily paused the issuance
of advanced travel authorizations for new beneficiaries while it
undertakes a review of supporter applications. DHS will restart
application processing as quickly as possible, with appropriate
safeguards," they said.

The program was initially announced for Venezuelans in October 2022, and allowed a limited number to fly or travel directly into the U.S. as long
as they had not entered illegally, had a sponsor in the U.S., and passed certain biometric and biographical vetting. The program does not itself facilitate flights, and migrants are responsible for their own travel.

In January 2023, the administration announced that the program was
expanding to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans and that the
program would allow up to 30,000 people per month into the U.S. It
allows for migrants to receive work permits and a two-year authorization
to live in the U.S. and was announced alongside an expansion of Title 42 expulsions to include those nationalities.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-freezes-controversial-migrant-flight-program-after-fraud-revelations

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