USCIS to Resume Immigration Processing for Venezuelans and Cubans After Court Order

U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar announced that the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed the resumption of immigration processing for Venezuelan and Cuban citizens. These cases had been stalled for months at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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These cases are moving forward again following the federal court order.

Salazar explained she had urged Secretary Markwayne Mullin to review and continue processing applications for "thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans" whose cases were detained despite being "fully vetted." USCIS confirmed in a letter to the congresswoman that the processes will advance again after a federal court order.

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a news very encouraging

"These cases are moving forward again following the federal court order," the immigration agency stated in its communication to the legislator. Salazar called the decision "very encouraging news" for South Florida families awaiting a response on their applications. She highlighted the measure's impact on a community largely composed of Venezuelan and Cuban migrants.

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They fled tyranny in search of freedom.

Salazar asserted that many of these citizens arrived in the United States fleeing persecution and a lack of freedom, stating they are people who "fled tyranny in search of freedom." The legislator defended that applicants who met the requirements deserve a resolution on their cases, assuring that those who "followed the law, earned their place in line, and deserve a fair and timely decision."

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Those who followed the law, earned their place in line, and deserve a fair and timely decision.