Original Date Announced

USCIS 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]

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2025.12.29 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order - Doe v. Noem

Plaintiffs in Doe v. Noem, a class action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's termination of various humanitarian parole processes, filed a motion for leave to file a third amended complaint to address the recent termination of multiple Family Reunification Parole processes. Plaintiffs also requested a temporary restraining order to block the government from prematurely terminating existing grants of Family Reunification Parole and associated work authorization.

Plaintiffs claim the government's actions are arbitrary and capricious, exceeded statutory authority, conflicted with regulations, and violated due process. Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

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Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2026.01.10 Temporary Restraining Order - Doe v. Noem

District Judge Indira Talwani granted an emergency 14-day stay of the government's termination of Family Reunification Parole grants and associated work authorization. Judge Talwani found that the plaintiffs sufficiently showed irreparable harm and "have a substantial likelihood of success on their argument that the Defendants failed to provide proper notice of DHS’s decision to revoke grants of parole" under DHS's own regulations, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Due Process Clause. The stay will be in place through January 24, 2026. Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

**Link to case here. See litigation note above**

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2026.01.24 Preliminary Injunction - Doe v. Noem

District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining DHS’s premature en masse termination of Family Reunification Parole programs and associated work authorizations for existing grantees while the litigation continues. Judge Talwani again found that the plaintiffs have a high likelihood of success on showing that the government failed to provide proper notice of DHS’s decision to revoke grants of parole, and that this failure to provide notice violated the parolees’ due process rights. Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

**Link to case here. See litigation note above**