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USCIS terminates categorical CNMI parole programs

  1. Original Date Announced

    December 27, 2018

    Effective 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)
  2. Effective Date

    December 27, 2018

Current Status

Fully in Effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Program Termination
Subject Matter: Humanitarian
Agencies Affected: USCIS

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

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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