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Original Date Announced
June 30, 2019USCIS announces automatic extension of parole and employment authorization for some residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This will provide relief while the USCIS creates procedures for obtaining CNMI Resident status. [ID #92]
“Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act” Guidance for Certain Individuals Present in the CNMIEffective Date
June 30, 2019Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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December 30, 2020
USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for CNMI Long-Term Resident Status Applicants
USICS announces it will automatically extend parole and employment authorization, if applicable, for parolees who timely applied for CNMI long-term resident status, and whose applications remain pending on 12/31/20 through 6/30/21, or the date USCIS makes a final decision on parolee’s application.
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Biden Administration Action: Approved/Retained
June 16, 20212021.06.16 USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for CNMI Long-Term Resident Status Applicants
This Biden administration policy extends the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On June 16, 2021, USCIS announced it would further extend parole and employment authorization, if applicable, for parolees who timely applied for CNMI long-term resident status. For those parolees meeting requirements specified in the announcement, USCIS will automatically extend their parole (and employment authorization, if applicable) without interruption through Dec. 30, 2021, or the date that USCIS makes a final decision on their Form I‑955 and Form I-765, whichever is earlier.
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Fully in EffectMost Recent Action
June 16, 2021 Action: Approved/Retained 2021.06.16 USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for CNMI Long-Term Resident Status ApplicantsJune 16, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual RenewedTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Humanitarian CitizenshipAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- December 27, 2018 USCIS terminates categorical CNMI parole programs
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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June 28, 2019
USCIS previously ended categorical CNMI parole programs to ensure that parole authority under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is exercised only on a case-by-case basis when there is a significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian reason.
Termination of the Categorical Parole Programs for Certain Individuals Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)