Obama Administration's Sweeping Plan to Bring in Central Americans Represents Another Effort to Circumvent Federal Law

The Obama administration announced Friday a sweeping program to bring Central Americans to the United States permanently starting in December.  In doing so, the administration is executing a plan originally proposed in July as tens of thousands of illegal alien minors streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Under the program, the federal government will grant either refugee status or parole to children and adults from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.  The process will start when parents who are "lawfully present" in the U.S. file an application for refugee status on behalf of their unmarried children (under 21) in El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras.  If the second parent resides with the child, the second parent may be added to the application.  DHS will then screen the child to make a decision on the application. 

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