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Original Date Announced
December 15, 2025USCIS announced it is terminating the Family Reunification Parole processes for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans. This includes the Family Reunification Parole process adopted by DHS in 2023, as well as the legacy Cuban Family Reunification Parole and Haitian Family Reunification Parole programs. DHS asserts that the programs are no longer in the national interest due to concerns that "national security and fraud concerns" outweigh concerns regarding family reunification. The Family Reunification Parole programs are terminated as of December 15, 2025, and grants of parole to those already in the U.S. under these programs, and whose initial period of parole has not yet expired by January 14, 2026, will terminate that day.
There are two situations by which an individual's parole will not terminate: "(1) the alien filed a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, that is postmarked or electronically filed as of December 15, 2025 that is still pending adjudication as of December 15, 2025; or (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security . . . determines otherwise on a case-by-case basis."
Trump 2.0 [ID #2120]
2025.12.15 USCIS 2806-25 - Termination of Family Reunification Parole ProcessEffective Date
December 15, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Program TerminationSubject Matter: Humanitarian Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- August 2, 2019 USCIS to terminate Haitian Family Reunification Parole program and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program
- December 28, 2020 USCIS proposes changes to Form I-131 following termination of Haitian Family Reunification and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole programs
- January 20, 2025 EO 14165 ยง 7(b) directs termination of "categorical parole programs" including CHNV Parole Processes
- March 21, 2025 DHS terminates CHNV parole processes and revokes paroles after 30-day wind-down period
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