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South Florida Families Of Recently Arrived Migrants Fear For Loved Ones

Cubans and Haitians who come to South Florida by boat are not eligible for the new parole program and are subject to repatriation.

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January 20, 2023

Cubans and Haitians who come to South Florida by boat are not eligible for the new parole program and are subject to repatriation.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas reiterated Thursday that Cubans and Haitians who illegally enter the U.S. by sea will not qualify to apply for the recently launched parole program and will enter a process of repatriation, according to the Biden's administration executive order that went into effect on January 9th.

Families of migrants who made it to U.S. soil fear their loved ones may end up deported.

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