Applicants for the humanitarian parole program need someone in the U.S., often a friend or relative, to promise to provide financial support for at least two years. But he also doesn’t have the money to pay for a sponsor and isn’t sure the offers — or those making them — are real. Several immigration attorneys said they could find no specific law prohibiting people from charging money to sponsor beneficiaries. If lying is involved, it could be fraud.”Also, she noted, it “seems counterintuitive” to pay someone to promise to provide financial support. A man who posted seeking a sponsor told the AP that he was disturbed by some offers.
Continue reading...