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Cuban-Haitian Entrants
Cuban-Haitian Entrants are Cuban and Haitian citizens living in the United States who qualify for certain benefits under US immigration law because of their immigration status and classification as "qualified non-citizens".[1][2][3][4]
The classification was created during the Mariel boatlift in 1980. Historically, Cubans were eligible for certain immigration programs, but several of them expired in 2017.[5][6]
Currently, the term Cuban-Haitian Entrant refers to benefits eligibility, and encompasses several different immigration statuses including parole and asylum pending.[1][7][8][9][10] Cuban-Haitian Entrants are eligible for the same benefits as refugees, whereas most immigrants in the US are not.[11]
Cubans and Haitians who came to the US under humanitarian parole under the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans from 2023-2025 were generally eligible for mainstream benefits because of their status as Cuban-Haitian entrants.[12]
- ^ a b "Information for SAVE Users: Cuban-Haitian Entrants | USCIS". www.uscis.gov. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "45 CFR Part 401 -- Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program". www.ecfr.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Updates to Paper-Based Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) and Cuban Haitian Entrants". US Department of Agriculture. April 13, 2023. Retrieved 6 Feb 2025.
- ^ "SSA - POMS: SI 00502.108 - SSI Eligibility For Cuban/Haitian Entrants - 10/15/2009". secure.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Changes to Parole and Expedited Removal Policies Affecting Cuban Nationals | Homeland Security". www.dhs.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Cuban Haitian Entrant Program (CHEP) | USCIS". www.uscis.gov. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Cuban & Haitian Entrants" (PDF). Administration for Children and Families. Retrieved 6 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Chapter 3: Cuban and Haitian Entrants". June 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Grace (2024-07-18). "Benefits and Programs for Eligible Cuban/Haitian Entrants". Refugee Welcome Collective. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Factsheet for Haitian Entrants" (PDF). U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Cuban and Haitian Resettlement - Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg". 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "What You Need to Know: Parole Programs for Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela" (PDF). The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. March 25, 2024.
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