Most of the migrants who qualify to fly into the United States under the Biden administration’s four-country mass parole program are landing in Florida, according to Department of Homeland Security documents subpoenaed by the House Homeland Security Committee.
The committee released documents Tuesday covering approximately 200,000 migrant arrivals between January and August 2023 showing four Florida cities were among the top 15 places where migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela are coming, reports the New York Post.
Under the administration’s parole policy, migrants from the four countries can qualify if they obtain a U.S. sponsor, pass a background check, and can demonstrate that they should be allowed parole based on urgent humanitarian reasons or present a significant benefit to the public.
Those granted parole are then allowed to fly into designated ports of entry, where they are given authorization to remain in the United States for two years and get work permits.
More than 400,000 migrants have been processed for the program. According to the figures released Tuesday, the top 15 cities for entry were:
- Miami, Florida: 91,821.
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: 60,461.
- New York City, New York: 14,827.
- Houston, Texas: 7,923.
- Orlando, Florida: 6,043.
- Los Angeles, California: 3,271.
- Tampa, Florida: 3,237.
- Dallas, Texas: 2,256.
- San Francisco, California: 2,052.
- Atlanta, Georgia: 1,796.
- Newark, New Jersey: 1,498.
- Washington, D.C.: 1,472.
- Chicago, Illinois: 496.
- Las Vegas, Neveda: 483.
- Austin, Texas: 171.
- Miami International Airport: 3.
