The Secretary of National Security, Alejandro Mayorcas, was very clear when he said that Cubans and Haitians arriving illegally by sea in the United States would not be eligible for the humanitarian parole process and would be expelled from the country.
In an exclusive interview with sister station NBC 6, President Joe Biden’s press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said, “That’s exactly what we’re going to do, it’s the Secretary of Homeland Security, we’re expanding operations so there are other ways and those who want to come in legally can do that.”
Since January 6, the US government has said it will expel all Cuban, Venezuelan, Haitian and Nicaraguan nationals who illegally cross the southern border.
Attorney Angel Leal highlights the difference between expulsion and deportation. “The difference between expellees and deportees is that those expelled under Title 42 are theoretically sent back to the country of origin or to Mexico in this case along with the four nationalities.”
On the other hand, the deportees “are after a person has reached a place other than the southern border, like the rafters who come across the high seas and who come to land and sign an urgent deportation order, they are also deported and punished.” Attorney points out.
To date, no case has been reported of rafters being migrated immediately after January 6.
For those who do not have a sponsor in the United States and cannot find a way to seek protection or asylum in the state, there are some possible ways for them to become legal.
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