{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-morgan-mcgarvey-leads-colleagues-in-calling-on-secretary-mayorkas-to-support-cuban-nationals-in-the-united-states", "Rep. Morgan McGarvey Leads Colleagues in Calling on Secretary Mayorkas to Support Cuban Nationals in the United States", "2024-01-16", "2024", "2024-01", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2023) \u2013 Last week, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas urging him to grant \u201cParole in Place\u201d status to any Cuban issued an I-220A form, which would allow them to remain in the United States and apply for residency.\n\n\u201cWe write to request that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue a \u2018Parole in Place\u2019 (PIP) to all Cuban arrivals to the United States who have received an I-220A form,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThis action \u2013 which DHS has full authority to take \u2013 will allow these Cubans to be eligible for adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act. These individuals deserve clarity, dignity, and a fair opportunity to remain in the United States. On behalf of the thousands of Cubans in our communities, and those across the United States, we urge full and swift relief for these individuals.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found below in both English and Spanish:\n\nWe write to request that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue a \u201cParole in Place\u201d (PIP) to all Cuban arrivals to the United States who have received an I-220A form. This action \u2013 which DHS has full authority to take \u2013 will allow these Cubans to be eligible for adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act. These individuals deserve clarity, dignity, and a fair opportunity to remain in the United States.\n\nCubans and Cuban-Americans have long contributed to the beautiful tapestry of this country. They are our neighbors, our family members, and the kind faces we see in our towns and communities. But, regardless of their additions to our union, they are people and they deserve their rights to be respected. Upholding that humanity includes ensuring that these individuals are not left in a legal quagmire that denies them the opportunities available to them through the Cuban Adjustment Act.\n\nAs you know, the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 created a path to permanent residency for Cuban nationals who emigrate from Cuba to the United States. However, recent policy changes and court rulings have sowed confusion and unfairly deprived many Cuban emigres of documented immigration to and residency in this country. Cubans who recently entered the United States and were issued an \u201corder of release on recognizance,\u201d or an I-220A, are denied the ability to \u201cadjust their status\u201d and apply for green cards or residency status.\n\nBorder agents at our ports of entry are using discretion to issue I-220A forms to arriving individuals, even though they also have the authority to grant humanitarian parole. The affected Cuban emigres we\u2019ve spoken with allege that I-220A forms and humanitarian parole are issued arbitrarily, with some family members receiving I-220A and other family members receiving humanitarian parole. Regardless, the issuance of I-220A throws Cuban arrivals into legal uncertainty and prevents them from full integration into life in the United States. Many live in a state of constant worry given the unpredictable nature of their legal status and permanency in the country. They fear reprisals if they return to Cuba.\n\nDHS has the authority to correct this situation. We respectfully request that DHS issue a \u201cParole in Place\u201d to the affected Cubans who were issued an I-220A form. This will make affected Cubans eligible to apply for permanent residency, as hundreds of thousands of Cubans have done for decades, under the Cuban Adjustment Act. This PIP should come with all deliberate speed. On behalf of the thousands of Cubans in our communities, and those across the United States, we urge full and swift relief for these individuals.\n\nSpanish translation:\n\nEscribimos para solicitar que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) emita un \"Parole in Place\" (PIP) a todos los cubanos llegados a los Estados Unidos que hayan recibido un formulario I-220A. Esta acci\u00f3n - cuyo DHS tiene plena autoridad para tomar - permitir\u00e1 a estos cubanos ser elegibles para el ajuste de estatus bajo la Ley de Ajuste Cubano. Estos individuos necesitan claridad, dignidad y una oportunidad justa para permanecer en los Estados Unidos.\n\nDurante mucho tiempo han contribuido los cubanos y cubano-americanos al hermoso tapiz de este pa\u00eds. Son nuestros vecinos, nuestros familiares y los rostros amables que vemos en nuestros pueblos y comunidades. Sin embargo, , independientemente de sus contribuciones a nuestro pa\u00eds, son personas y merecen que se respeten sus derechos. Defender esa humanidad incluye garantizar que no se queden en un atolladero legal que les niegue las oportunidades que les ofrece la Ley de Ajuste Cubano.\n\nComo usted sabe, la Ley de Ajuste Cubano del 1966 cre\u00f3 un camino hacia la residencia permanente para los cubanos que emigran de Cuba a los Estados Unidos. Lamentablemente, recientes cambios de pol\u00edtica y decisiones judiciales han generado confusi\u00f3n y han impedido injustamente a muchos emigrantes cubanos la inmigraci\u00f3n documentada y la residencia en este pa\u00eds. A los cubanos que han entrado recientemente en Estados Unidos y han recibido una \"orden de libertad bajo fianza\", o una I-220A, se les niega la posibilidad de \"ajustar su estatus\" y solicitar la residencia permanente.\n\nLos agentes fronterizos en nuestros puertos de entrada est\u00e1n utilizando la discreci\u00f3n para emitir formularios I-220A a las personas que llegan, a pesar de que tambi\u00e9n tienen la autoridad para conceder \u201cparole\u201d condicional humanitaria. Los afectados con quienes hemos hablado alegan que los formularios I-220A y \u201cparole\u201d condicional humanitaria se emiten arbitrariamente, ya que algunos miembros de la familia reciben I-220A y otros miembros de la misma familia reciben \"parole\". En cualquier caso, la emisi\u00f3n del I-220A suma a los cubanos que llegan ala inseguridad jur\u00eddica y les impide integrarse plenamente en la vida en Estados Unidos. Muchos viven en un estado de preocupaci\u00f3n constante debido a lo impredecible de su estatus legal y su permanencia en el pa\u00eds. Temen represalias si regresan a Cuba.\n\nEl DHS tiene la autoridad para remediar esta situaci\u00f3n. Respetuosamente, solicitamos que el DHS emita un \"Parole in Place\" a los cubanos afectados a quienes se les ha otorgado un formulario I-220A. La implementaci\u00f3n de esta medida permitir\u00e1 que los cubanos afectados sean elegibles para solicitar la residencia permanente, tal como cientos de miles de cubanos han hecho durante d\u00e9cadas, en virtud de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano. Este PIP debe venir con toda rapidez. En nombre de los miles de cubanos que residen en nuestras comunidades, y en todos los Estados Unidos, instamos un alivio exhaustivo y r\u00e1pido para estas personas.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:46:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-morgan-mcgarvey-leads-colleagues-in-calling-on-secretary-mayorkas-to-support-cuban-nationals-in-the-united-states"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.2389049883931875, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}