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  • U.S. immigration website stops accepting applicants for Biden program in Trump crackdown

    U.S. immigration website stops accepting applicants for Biden program in Trump crackdown

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    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website is no longer accepting forms needed to sponsor migrants as part of the Biden administration’s defunct parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV).

    The 2023 program, which allowed certain migrants to apply for U.S. entry and stay for up to two years, was shut down on President Donald Trump’s first day in office.

    As of August 2024, nearly 530,000 people were granted parole through the program, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

    A group of over 100 migrants attempting to enter the US illegally rush a border wall Thursday, March 21, 2024. In the process the migrants knock down Texas National Guardsmen before they are halted  by the border wall. (James Breeden for New York Post / Mega)

    TRUMP DHS REPEALS KEY MAYORKAS MEMO LIMITING ICE AGENTS, ORDERS PAROLE REVIEW

    Requirements included having a U.S.-based supporter, passing security vetting, and meeting other criteria. 

    The “Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support” form, an avenue to meet one of the main requirements, was bumped from the website, as of Wednesday night.

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently removed expedited removal restrictions and allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to review migrants’ parole status – which may include changing it.

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    After President Donald Trump ended of one of the Biden administration’s migrant programs, the website disabled a key form.

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    A memo obtained by Fox News Digital noted parole is a “positive exercise of enforcement discretion to which no alien is entitled” and that it should “not be regarded as an admission of the alien,” according to previous reporting.

    While the Biden administration claimed the program would expand legal pathways to citizenship and decrease illegal border crossings, Republicans contended it was an abuse of limited parole power.

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    An exterior view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency headquarters is seen July 6, 2018, in Washington, DC. U.S.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    Prior to Trump’s reelection, the program was temporarily paused amid fraud claims. 

    An internal review was ordered, leading to the DHS adding enhanced vetting measures for U.S.-based supporters in August 2024.

    ICE and CBP officials have been tasked with compiling a list of instructions, policies and procedures related to parole, reviewing them, and creating a plan to phase out any that are not in accord with the statute.

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    Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this story.

  • PepsiCo puts out ‘viewpoint neutral’ media-buying and content policy on website

    PepsiCo puts out ‘viewpoint neutral’ media-buying and content policy on website

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    PepsiCo, which also operates Frito Lay and Quaker Oats, has issued a policy on its site declaring viewpoint neutrality in its media-buying and content policies.

    “PepsiCo’s media-buying and content policies are audience-centric, aiming to reach all consumers authentically, and are viewpoint neutral with respect to political or religious status or views,” the policy reads on the food and beverage giant’s website.

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    According to an email shared with Fox News Digital, PepsiCo added the language to its site after Alliance Defending Freedom filed a resolution on behalf of a shareholder at PepsiCo. 

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    ADF had alleged in the shareholder resolution that through its time in Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), PepsiCo “colluded with the world’s largest advertising buyers, agencies, industry associations and social media platforms in order to demonetize platforms, podcasts, news outlets and others who expressed unfavorable political and religious viewpoints.”

    “This is a big win when it comes to shareholders engaging and trying to hold corporations accountable for censorship,” ADF SVP of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco told Fox News Digital. 

    GARM was formed by the World Federation of Advertisers in 2019 as a “global collaboration with agencies, media companies and platforms” to “improve digital safety.”

    PepsiCo did not respond to requests for comment. 

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 08: Pepsi products are displayed for sale in a Target store on March 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.  (Mario Tama/Getty Images / Getty Images)

    GARM was created under the guise of “brand and digital safety” to “address harmful and misleading media environments” and “identify actions that will better protect consumers online, working towards a media environment where hate speech, bullying and disinformation is challenged.” 

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    It was discontinued last year after an antitrust lawsuit against it that was led by X owner Elon Musk.

    “GARM is a small, not-for-profit initiative, and recent allegations that unfortunately misconstrue its purpose and activities have caused a distraction and significantly drained its resources and finances. GARM therefore is making the difficult decision to discontinue its activities,” the WFA statement about the disbandment read.