US Handing Out ‘Very Boutique’ Status to Thousands of Migrants While Still in Mexico

A Mexican immigration official waits as migrants with U.S.-approved parole authority load into his van ready to cross into the United States via a port of entry. Courtesy of Todd Bensman/Center for Immigration Studies

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are approving the entry of thousands of likely illegal aliens while they’re still in Mexico, according to a new report.

For months now, CBP officials have shepherded in thousands of aliens who have submitted an application for temporary parole status, using a new online platform called CBP-ONE, according to a report by Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).