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The immigration service reported an agreement that ends with a class action lawsuit initiated last year on behalf of Cuban immigrants who were denied them permanent residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The beneficiaries of this resolution, they went to authorized border ports (land and air), handed over to the authorities, were prosecuted, were denied adjustment under the protection of the Law of Cuban fit, but were conditionally released.
“This group of people will have one year to reapply for the Green Card ( green card)”, reads the notice published by the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
The lawyers who represented the plaintiffs reported that the number of beneficiaries of the resolution may reach more than 50 , immigrants.
On the other hand, the federal agency said the ad favors “certain immigrants of Cuban origin who arrived at authorized border ports and were denied the Cuban Adjustment Act based solely on a determination that they had not met the burden of establishing that they had been “lawfully admitted” into the country or “on parole.”
The lawsuit alleged that those affected argued that they were released by immigration officials was, in fact, the parole and it is about “the evidence of valid documentation to apply for the Green Card under the Cuban Adjustment Act,” one of the lawyers who led the litigation group, Mark Prada, informed Univisión.
“The announcement means that the government has reached an agreement that allows Cubans who were admitted, but were denied residency, they may resubmit form I-485 to receive the Green Card” explained José Guerrero, an immigration attorney who practices in Miami, Florida.
“ Another important fact of this announcement is that the government has admitted that not only Cuban immigrants were or have been released with a parole, but also immigrants of other nationalities. These people could also benefit and we hope that the USCIS will clarify the scope of this agreement”, he added.
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