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Original Date Announced
December 27, 2018Effective immediately, USCIS terminates the categorical CNMI parole programs. This change impacts immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain stateless individuals; CNMI permanent residents, immediate relatives of CNMI permanent residents, and immediate relatives of citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau); and certain in-home foreign worker caregivers of CNMI residents. [ID #66]
USCIS News Alert: Termination of the Categorical Parole Programs for Certain Individuals Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)Effective Date
December 27, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Program TerminationSubject Matter: HumanitarianAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 25, 2017 POTUS issues EO 13767 on border security and immigration enforcement
- February 20, 2017 DHS implements EO 13767 on "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"
- September 3, 2019 DHS rescinds parole into Guam and CNMI for Russians, restricting issuance to case-by-case determination
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- May 8, 2008 On a case-by-case basis, USCIS considered applications for parole for the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain “stateless” individuals. A grant of parole allowed immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and stateless individuals to lawfully remain in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). USCIS exercised discretionary parole authority on a case-by-case basis in the CNMI since 2009 for special situations. USCIS: Parole for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens and Certain Stateless Individuals