The Biden administration reinstates the migrant flight program with enhanced screening following fraud disclosures.

The Biden administration has resumed a contentious parole policy that permits thousands of migrants to enter the US monthly, following a brief suspension last month due to disclosures about widespread fraud within the program.

The Department of Homeland Security has resumed parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) after implementing additional vetting of U.S.-based supporters to enhance the processes' integrity.

A spokesperson stated that DHS is resuming the issuance of new Advance Travel Authorizations and will closely monitor the new process's operation moving forward with the updated procedures in place.

The administration temporarily halted the issuance of advance travel authorizations in July for the program that permits 30,000 nationals from specific countries to legally enter the U.S. each month through the administration's use of parole since early 2023, as reported by Planet Chronicle Digital this month.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has stopped issuing authorizations due to concerns about abuse of processes, as confirmed to Planet Chronicle Digital.

An internal report revealed that 100,948 forms were submitted by 3,218 serial sponsors, whose number appears on 20 or more forms.

The study revealed that 24 of the 1,000 most frequently used numbers were associated with a deceased individual. Additionally, 100 physical addresses were used between 124 and 739 times on over 19,000 forms, including storage units. The investigation is centered on problems with supporter filings rather than those submitted by program beneficiaries.

DHS announced on Thursday that the new vetting measures include "more thorough examination of supporters' financial records and criminal history, additional checks to detect fraudulent profiles, and enhanced review processes to detect patterns of filing fraud." In addition, DHS will require fingerprints from supporters.

The new procedures for supporters have enhanced the integrity of the processes for beneficiaries traveling to the United States, and will safeguard against the exploitation of these individuals.

The Biden administration has stated that the increased implementation of parole procedures has resulted in a decline in illegal border crossings, including a 98% reduction among CHNV nationals from December 2022.

The administration's use of parole has been criticized by Republicans as an abuse of the parole process, which is only authorized for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefits.

Despite the fraud revelations, Mark Green, R-Tenn., House Homeland Security Committee Chairman, stated that the resumption was expected.

"The CHNV program and the CBP One app at the Southwest border have helped the president and his border czar play a massive shell game, encouraging otherwise-inadmissible aliens to simply cross at ports of entry instead of between them, according to a statement. Despite engaging with the department since the pause was announced, my committee found the results to be sobering. Instead of scrapping the clearly flawed program, the department is allowing it to continue without rooting out the fraud or putting adequate safeguards in place to prevent exploitation by sponsors here in the United States."

"If DHS stopped importing 30,000 inadmissible aliens every month, there would be no fraud to prevent," he added.