Journalist Daniel Benitez spoke with attorney Laura Jimenez about some of the main uncertainties for Cuban immigrants in the United States regarding I-220 A and I-220 B forms, parole and deportation risks.
In the video shared on the channel Youtube From the competent reporter responds to some of the concerns of the channel’s followers. Below, we offer our readers a summary of the most relevant information that was revealed.
s: I came out with a score of 220a, I have an asylum application, what should I do to submit a residence application?
lawyer: If you are in court, you will have to submit your residence application to the judge. If you have parole, you are eligible by law for residency. What we do in many of these cases is that when we already have the residency file, we ask for an expedited hearing for a final residency trial. In forty minutes, you’re ready.
skisa: There are a lot of people who are worried. Today I read letters telling me “I have a Form I-220 A, a conditional pardon, or I have an expired pardon.” With this new Florida law, what are my risks? “
lawyerDanger to people who are not searched at the border or people who have arrived by sea and who never turn themselves in. There is no danger to the person who has been released with an I-220 A, or with parole or bail. The recommendation is to take into account that you have entered US territory to seek asylum protection. Make this asylum as soon as possible.
lawyer: For those who have been granted parole and already have a year of physical presence, the recommendation is that they also apply for their residency and not leave it for later.
sThere are people who worry about their appointments with ICE. “I have Form I-220 A, are they going to change it for a removal order, will I be detained, are they going to deport me?”
lawyer: No, Ice in such a situation cannot determine to change the I-220 A for the I-220 B, if there are no circumstances warranting it. It’s a constitutional violation, without you having been through a process, without having a prior deportation order or having committed any wrongdoing, they change your form to I-220 B.
s: Can true fear be favorable?
lawyerReal fear is positive. It helps a lot especially for people with an I-220 A who are trying to get parole. If we are successful in getting parole, it is with people who made them a real fear and with people who have humanitarian or public interest factors in their cases, such as doctors, people with health problems, etc.
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