The U.S. has received tens of thousands of humanitarian parole applications from Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban.
The Biden administration quietly expanded eligibility rules for immigrants requesting humanitarian entry into the U.S. amid mounting criticism over the rejection of thousands of applications from Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban, internal government guidance and training materials obtained by CBS News show.parole
Between July 2021 and earlier this month, USCIS received over 46,000 parole applications from Afghans overseas. But as of June 2, it had adjudicated fewer than 5,000 applications and denied 93% of them, CBS NewsMultiple USCIS parole denials reviewed by CBS News said Afghan applicants had failed to show they were at risk of"severe targeted or individualized harm" or"imminent return to a country where the beneficiary would be harmed.
The revised guidance to USCIS adjudicators said this proof"still remains the preferred evidence," but expanded other forms of"strong evidence" to include country condition reports that show the targeting of a group; evidence that the applicant belongs to that group; and proof that potential persecutors are aware or will likely learn of the applicant's membership in said group.
"USCIS issued revised guidance to adjudicators on the types of evidence we consider relevant in evaluating parole requests based primarily on protection from individualized or targeted harm," the agency said."With the significant influx in new parole requests based primarily on protection needs following the Afghan humanitarian crisis, USCIS decided that a review of our policies was appropriate.
In a response earlier this month to concerns raised by Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey in December 2021, DHS assistant secretary of legislative affairs Alice Lugo said a nine-fold spike in parole requests had increased processing times by"several months."
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