Following the announcement last Tuesday of a new program from President Joe Biden’s administration which will allow the regularization of spouses of Americans, graduates of local universities and those who entered the country as children, new questions arise for Cubans in the United States.
According to the lawyer Loyal Angelspecialized in immigration issues, as stated “People who have been in the country for more than ten years and the sons and daughters under 21 years of age of the undocumented husband or wife of the American citizen qualify.“.
In interview with Martí News This lawyer called the options for those who have I-220A status scarce, because “it more or less started about two or three years ago.”
“If you are the spouse of a husband or wife, an American citizen, and you have been in the country for more than ten years and all this occurred no later than June 17, 2024, you will be able to apply for this parole that they will give you for three years. This will allow you apply for a work permit and will then have that three-year period to present the residency,” the expert clarified in the aforementioned interview with the Cuban-American journalist. Mario J. Penton.
Regarding those with I220A status, he mentioned that ““It is important to understand that the majority of people who find themselves in this situation have not been able to adjust to residency because they did not enter the country legally.”.
By announcing these actions, through a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that seek to “promote family unity in the immigration process, consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to keeping families together.”
According to government figures, Nearly 50,000 stepchildren of US citizens will be able to benefit from the new regulationsin addition to half a million migrants, who will have a period of three years to apply for permanent residence, once the authorities review their case and receive approval of their application.
During that period they will be able to stay in the US, apply for a work permit of up to three years, receive their “Green Card” and even apply for citizenship.
