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Original Date Announced
August 19, 2019In Policy Alert PA-2019-04, USCIS addresses discretion on granting employment authorization to foreign nationals paroled into the United States. The guidance focuses on how officers granting authorization should consider relevant factors on a case-by-case basis, but provides a list of positive and negative factors to be considered. [ID #767]
Employment Authorization for ParoleesEffective Date
August 19, 2019Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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July 15, 2020
2020.07.15 Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications
In Policy Alert PA-2020-10, USCIS consolidates existing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding officers’ application of discretion in adjudications
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Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
August 12, 2021USCIS Policy Alert Rescinding Guidance on Discretionary Employment Authorization for Parolees
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On August 12, 2021, USCIS issued Policy Alert PA-2021-18 rescinding Trump-era guidance in the Policy Manual addressing USCIS’ discretion to grant employment authorization to noncitizens paroled into the United States.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
August 12, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced USCIS Policy Alert Rescinding Guidance on Discretionary Employment Authorization for ParoleesAugust 12, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Humanitarian Employment Verification Enforcement
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Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
Policy Manual Chapter 2 - Parolees