In a surprising revelation, it has been discovered that the Biden administration's CHNV Program, designed to offer "humanitarian" commercial flights to migrants, has resulted in migrants being flown to the United States from some of the world's wealthiest countries. According to data obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), migrants have arrived from European countries such as France and Germany, as well as popular vacation destinations like the Bahamas and Jamaica.

Launched in 2022, the CHNV Program aims to provide sanctuary in the United States for nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, along with their family members, due to "urgent humanitarian reasons." The program has facilitated the arrival of over 460,000 migrants to the U.S., with individuals being granted temporary humanitarian parole and work permits for renewable two-year periods.

It is assumed that during this time, migrants have the opportunity to apply for asylum, although the CIS report highlights that it is not mandatory for them to do so. Critics argue that the list of departure countries raises doubts about the migrants' urgent need for protection.

In addition to the wealthy European nations mentioned, migrants have also arrived in the U.S. from countries like Australia, Iceland, Fiji, Greece, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Vacation hotspots in the Caribbean, including Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, have also seen migrants departing for undisclosed U.S. airports.

"I would say this data is evidence that the parole program is not being used to help aliens flee to safety but, rather, as a secondary immigration system that has not been authorized by Congress," stated Elizabeth Jacobs, the director of regulatory affairs for the Center for Immigration Studies, in response to the findings. She believes that the Biden administration may be granting parole to migrants who have already found safe havens in other countries, using the pretext of urgent humanitarian or public benefit reasons.

The Biden administration, however, defends the program as a successful humanitarian endeavor, emphasizing the "significant public benefit" it brings by discouraging migrants from attempting dangerous crossings at the southern border.

The CIS report counters this argument, suggesting that migrants from certain departure countries may not have attempted to reach the U.S. border at all if not for the program. It implies that these individuals may have already resettled in other safe countries but later decided to make their way to the United States.

Andrew Arthur, a CIS fellow and former immigration judge, further supported this viewpoint, stating that the data indicates migrants are simply "trading up" from the third country they are arriving from. He argues that the program has little to do with genuine asylum claims.

As debates continue surrounding the efficacy and true purpose of the CHNV Program, the revelation that migrants are being flown into the U.S. from wealthy European nations has raised questions about the program's humanitarian intentions and its potential misuse as an alternative immigration pathway.