[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PATHWAY TO RESIDENCY FOR CUBAN NATIONALS

  (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, my hometown of Louisville is the fastest-
growing Cuban community in the entire U.S.
  Mr. Speaker, 14,000 Cubans have arrived in our city in just the last 
2 years, enriching our social fabric by building families, contributing 
to our economy, and adding pasteles and cafecito to our menus in the 
process.
  The Cuban Adjustment Act creates a clear pathway to residency for 
Cuban nationals who immigrate to the United States, but court rulings 
threaten the ability of Cubans recently issued an I-220A form to remain 
in the U.S.
  This is wrong. It robs Cubans of the rights guaranteed them by the 
Cuban Adjustment Act. No one should have to live in this legal limbo, 
including the thousands of individuals who live in my district.
  Today, I am sending a letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas, urging him to 
correct this situation by granting parole in place status to any Cuban 
issued an I-220A. I know he is committed to ensuring no one is wrongly 
or arbitrarily removed from our country, and I will continue to work 
with him and my colleagues here until this is fixed.

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