WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
documents obtained by the Federation for American Immigration
Reform (FAIR) reveal that the department has been rubberstamping
parole applications without verifying information provided by
sponsors or parolees. The explosive new report has allegedly led to the quiet pause on the CHNV
program.
An internal department investigation shows that the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reviewed thousands of
applications for the CHNV parole program "to identify patterns,
trends, and potential fraud
indicators." The internal report, obtained by FAIR, suggests
massive fraud in the application
process, and specifically, fraudulent information used in thousands
of Form I-134A, the paperwork a sponsor files with USCIS for each
alien seeking parole through the CHNV program. Nearly a half a
million people were allowed to enter the country between
October 2022 and March 2024 under the CHNV program.
The internal review found evidence of fraud that includes the use of fake Social Security
Numbers (SSNs), including SSNs of deceased individuals, and the use
of false phone numbers. Many applications listed the same physical
address. Some 100 addresses were listed on over 19,000 forms, and
many parole applicants applied from a single property (including a
mobile park home, warehouse, and storage unit). In addition, many
applications were submitted by the same IP address. If this weren't
bad enough, the same exact answers to Form I-134A questions were
provided on hundreds of applications – in some instances, the same
answer was used by over 10,000 applicants.
"This damning internal report further confirms that the sole
focus of the Biden-Harris administration, when it comes to illegal
immigration, is getting as many people into the country as they
can, by any means necessary, and at the risk of national security,"
charged Dan Stein, president of
FAIR. "The CHNV program was established without congressional
authorization and in violation of statutory requirements that
parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis for explicit
national interest or humanitarian purposes.
"Not only has the administration made a mockery of the law,
DHS's internal investigation proves that USCIS ignored blatant
fraud and confirmed applications
despite fictitious information," continued Stein. "The obvious
questions that must be asked now are who gave the orders to ignore
fraud? Has the agency taken steps to
stop it? And what, if anything, is DHS doing to track down and
potentially revoke parole for the many thousands of people granted
entry after filing fraudulent applications?
"It is also imperative that Congress take immediate action to
shut down the illegal and fraud-ridden CHNV program that the Biden-Harris
administration has been using to mask the full scope of the illegal
immigration crisis created by their policies," Stein concluded.
FAIR's summary of the findings of the DHS internal report can be
found here.
Contact: Joey Chester,
jchester@fairus.org, 202-740-7355
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SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)