Biden parole program migrants with already-approved travel should be able to fly to U.S.

WASHINGTON —Nationals of Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have been authorized to come to the United States under a Biden administration humanitarian parole process should not be affected by an ongoing review of the program – unless they had their travel authorizations revoked.

On Saturday, travelers in some destinations were prevented from boarding flights through the federal program, which allows people from the four countries to live and work in the United States for two years.

The development came a day after the Department of Homeland and Security announced it would halt approving travel for new applicants amid concerns of fraud in sponsorship applications. Two sources at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince said airlines were acting on instruction from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A spokesperson from American Airlines, when asked about the stranded passengers, directed questions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Homeland Security agency in charge of approving travel for beneficiaries and then granting them parole once they reach a U.S. airport.