CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/us/springfield-ohio-haitians-immigration-cec/index.html
Has something changed with Haitian immigration to the US?
Yes. In recent years, the number of Haitians in the US who’ve been given permission to work here legally has grown.
In January 2023, the Biden administration announced Haitians would be among a new group of nationalities eligible for a program officials hoped would create more lawful pathways into the US and decrease pressure at the border. Under the program, applicants are vetted and must have a sponsor in the United States. Approved participants are granted travel authorization and permission, known as parole, that allows them to enter the United States legally.
More than 210,000 Haitians have been paroled into the US through the program, according to data released this week by US Customs and Border Protection. And Haitians make up the largest share of participants in the program, which also provides pathways for Cubans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.