DHS announces new $1K immigration fee for migrants granted humanitarian parole
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Immigrants on parole in the United States will face a new $1,000 immigration fee “to ensure accountability and prevent widespread fraud in the parole system,” the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
The fee is intended to “strengthen oversight of the immigrant parole system and deter its abuse,” the agency said in a news release.
“The Biden Administration has abused America’s immigration system and turned parole into a de facto amnesty program, allowing millions of illegal aliens to enter the United States with no questions asked, to the detriment of all Americans,” DHS Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. he said.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced that immigrants on parole in the United States will face a new immigration fee of $1,000. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“By implementing this new fee, President Trump and Secretary Noem are ensuring that foreign nationals who want to stay here have a stake in the game and are not abusing the system,” he continued. “This immigration parole fee notification is another tool to stop the degradation of our immigration system and restore law and order in our country.”
The fees are triggered after the grant goes into effect, not when parole is requested or a travel document is obtained.
The fee aims to “strengthen oversight of the immigrant parole system and deter its abuse.” ((Photo: Celal Güneş/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images))
The $1,000 parole fee may be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. DHS said it will publish an annual notice in the Federal Register to announce the adjusted charges.
The money will be collected by Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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The fee will be collected by Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Getty Images)
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The move comes as the Trump administration continues its efforts to mass deport illegal immigrants and reduce legal immigration pathways; This includes the president’s attempt to raise the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000 to prioritize American workers, which led to a lawsuit from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
