The US is adding a lottery to its sponsor-based immigration pathway for people from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, hoping to entice more of them to apply through the system instead of flocking to the southwest border.
US officials previously considered applicants in the order in which they apply, placing thousands at the back of the line. Under the new provision, the US will randomly move half the applications each month to the top of the pile for consideration. The changes were outlined in a Department of Homeland Security notice posted Thursday.
Immigration lotteries have historically prioritized potential migrants who ...
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