Homeland data on Biden parole program reveals illegal aliens flown to more than 45 cities

The House Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday detailing a list of 45 cities that thousands of paroled migrants flew into in the past two years via a controversial immigration program.

The DHS established the immigration policy in October of 2022, which was intended for Venezuelans to enter the country legally as long as they had an American sponsor, and passed a vetting process. It was later opened to migrants from Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua. The program did not secure the flights itself, but allowed the newcomers to enter the country legally.

The program allowed more than 200,000 migrants to enter the country during an eight month window last year, spanning from January through August of 2023. Florida received the bulk of the newcomers, with 80% of the migrants flown into airports in four Florida cities, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Tampa according to data reviewed by Fox News. New York, California, Georgia, Texas, and Nevada also received migrant flights.

"These processes – a safe and orderly way to reach the United States – resulted in a reduction in numbers of those nationalities," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement last month. "It is a key element of our efforts to address the unprecedented level of migration throughout our hemisphere, and other countries around the world see it as a model to tackle the challenge of increased irregular migration that they too are experiencing." 

DHS said that 1.6 million applicants with the program were still waiting for the department's approval as of October 2023. The program currently only authorizes 30,000 migrants to enter the U.S. each month. If approved, the migrants are given work permits and a two-year authorization to live in the country. But the program is only open to those who are considered "inadmissible" to the country otherwise.

"These documents expose the egregious lengths Secretary Mayorkas will go to ensure inadmissible aliens reach every corner of the country, from Orlando and Atlanta to Las Vegas and San Francisco," House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green said in a statement, per Fox. "Secretary Mayorkas’ ... parole program is an unlawful sleight of hand used to hide the worsening border crisis from the American people."