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INS SENDS REPORT ON USE OF PAROLE TO CONGRESS
Since 1996, the INS has been required to issue annual reports on its use of parole to admit people into the US.  Parole is not a formal grant of admission and only gives the parolee the right to be in the US temporarily.  The most recent report was sent to Congress last week. 

There are a number of different kinds of parole.  The most often used is known as port-of-entry parole.  It is granted within the discretion of an immigration inspector and allows short periods of entry.  It is often used in emergency situations.  Advance parole is granted to people with applications for adjustment of status pending with the INS.  Deferred inspection is granted to entrants when it is determined that questions about their admissibility are better answered once they reach their final destination.  Humanitarian parole is granted in medical emergencies and similar situations.  Public interest parole is most often granted to aliens who are entering to participate in legal proceedings.  Overseas parole is seldom used and allows for a longer period of entry than other forms of parole.

The report covers fiscal years 1997 and 1998 and is based on data collected from INS Form I-94.  During 1997, 199,843 people were granted parole into the US, a number that rose to 237,414 in 1998.  Most of those granted parole, 34 percent in both 1997 and 1998, were Mexicans, with Canadians and Cubans second and third respectively both years.  The following chart shows the citizenship of the people most often granted parole in 1997 and 1998. 
COUNTRY 
1997 
1998 
All Countries 
199,943 
237,414 
Mexico 
68,045 
81,512 
Canada 
15,392 
16,576 
Cuba 
8,247 
15,350 
United Kingdom 
8,187 
10,203 
China (PRC) 
6,105 
7,149 
India 
5,485 
6,810 
Former Soviet Union 
5,364 
6,134 
Philippines 
5,218 
5,974 
El Salvador 
4,467 
3,676 
Germany 
3,348 
4,084 
Korea 
3,218 
3,189 
Japan 
3,146 
3,490 
Colombia 
3,098 
3,501 
Pakistan 
2,733 
3,269 
Brazil 
2,672 
3,435 
The use of port of entry parole is represented in the following chart. 
COUNTRY 
1997 
1998 
All Countries 
151,385 
171,413 
Mexico 
52,677 
56,078 
Canada 
9,121 
11,347 
United Kingdom 
7,013 
8,971 
China (PRC) 
5,301 
6,306 
India 
4,696 
6,022 
Philippines 
4,593 
5,356 
El Salvador 
2,981 
2,551 
Korea 
2,819 
2,788 
Germany 
2,758 
3,474 
Japan 
2,742 
3,067 
Former Soviet Union 
2,681 
3,629 
Colombia 
2,539 
2,766 
Taiwan 
2,376 
2,434 
Brazil 
2,325 
3,102 
Cuba 
2,236 
980 
The use of advance parole is represented in the following chart. 
COUNTRY 
1997 
1998 
All Countries 
8,998 
8,162 
Mexico 
3,571 
1,723 
Canada 
1,885 
1,972 
United Kingdom 
333 
394 
India 
246 
238 
El Salvador 
196 
127 
Pakistan 
151 
222 
Germany 
149 
178 
China (PRC) 
132 
207 
Former Soviet Union 
116 
126 
Philippines 
109 

	
	

		








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