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| Written by Jennifer Hopkins | |
| Monday, 16 August 2004 | |
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On August 12, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Press Release announcing that CBP officers will now have discretion to grant one-time parole to "no-risk travelers" who overstayed under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
The CBP Commissioner Robert C. Bonner stated: "A number of situations have come to my attention where CBP officers have denied entry to travelers from Visa Waiver Program Countries...because of brief overstays...although these travelers posed no threat whatsoever to the U.S." The treatment is this case involves detention and handcuffing, which is "grossly disproportionate to the inadvertent prior overstays," said Bonner. He has "directed CBP [officers] to see that parole is granted...except where the person poses a threat for terrorism, criminality, or is likely to become an economic migrant." This one-time parole is based upon the discretion of the CBP port directors and supervisors at ports of entry and is granted on a case-by-case basis. If you are from a Visa Waiver country, please do heed the period of stay limitations under that category. Although officers may have discretion to permit you to re-enter after brief overstays, you do not want to put yourself in a position where you rely upon the discretion of the officer at the border and/or airport. |
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