Forget Toughing It Out at the Border: Fly CBP One Secretly Into US Cities

Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports

The Biden administration’s CBP One parole program, a lesser-known initiative, has enabled over 200,000 individuals from four countries to fly directly to U.S. airports, bypassing traditional border entry points.

This information, revealed through a Freedom of Information Act request by the Center for Immigration Studies, highlights a significant shift in border management strategy. Launched in January, the Department of Homeland Security’s program aims to reduce the high number of illegal border crossings and manage the influx of migrants more effectively.

A key feature of this strategy involves encouraging potential illegal border crossers to use the CBP One smartphone app to schedule appointments at U.S. land ports of entry, where they are then paroled into the country.

However, a more controversial aspect of this program allows migrants from specific countries, including Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Colombia, to obtain “advance travel authorizations” via the CBP One app. This enables them to board commercial flights directly to their chosen U.S. cities, essentially flying over the border and Mexico.

Upon arrival, they are paroled by U.S. Customs officers, a process that has raised questions about its transparency and potential implications for U.S. immigration policy.