| Who Is Being Given Humanitarian Parole To Temporarily Enter the Country: Latest Data | ||
| (06 Sep 2024)
When noncitizens arrive at one of over 300 U.S. ports of entry, either along the border or at an
international airport, border officials must assess whether each person can show that they are allowed
to enter the United States (i.e., whether they are admissible) or whether they are not admissible
(i.e., inadmissible). Port of entry officials may allow individuals and families temporary entry
through the exercise of specific legal provisions for humanitarian parole. Under humanitarian parole,
foreign nationals are given a temporary entry permit to the United States for an urgent humanitarian
reason or significant public benefit.
According to case-by-case internal records current through July 2024 just obtained from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the number of inadmissible foreign nationals arriving at ports of entry has increased substantially in recent years, as has the percent of those “inadmissibles” that have been allowed into the country under the humanitarian parole authority. During FY 2023, 37.7 percent of all inadmissibles were granted humanitarian parole by port officials, and thus far during FY 2024, the figure is only slightly lower at 37.2 percent. Increases in the number and proportion of these migrants granted humanitarian parole generally coincide with world events and the creation of special humanitarian parole programs. For example, a peak occurred during FY 2014 – FY 2016 when 40.5 percent of all inadmissibles entered under humanitarian parole. This is explained by the large numbers admitted from Cuba authorized by the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (CFRP). Starting in FY 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a surge of individuals and families from that country seeking temporary refuge in this country. During FY 2022, 66 percent of those granted humanitarian parole were from Ukraine. They remained the largest single component during FY 2023 although their proportion fell to 25 percent. This year while still significant, their percentage has fallen to 14 percent. The largest component so far during FY 2024 has been Haitians who currently make up 32 percent. Venezuelans also became a significant component during FY 2023 when migrants from this country suddenly jumped from virtually 0 percent to 17 percent. Both these increases reflect a special program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. The report contains additional details and is accompanied by TRAC’s public dashboard covering all inadmissibles from October 2011 through July 2024 at U.S. ports of entry and port officials' decisions on how these individuals, families and unaccompanied children are handled.
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