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PAROLE IN IMMIGRATION LAW
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EDITION
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1
§ 1.1 What Is Parole? ...................................................................................................... 1
§ 1.2 The Parole Power: One Little Statutory Provision, Lots of Parole ........................ 2
§ 1.3 Parole and the Concept of Admission .................................................................... 2
§ 1.4 Distinguishing Conditional Parole from Custody .................................................. 4
§ 1.5 The Power of Parole ............................................................................................... 5
§ 1.6 What You’ll Find Inside ......................................................................................... 6
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HAPTER 2 ADVANCE PAROLE ...................................................................................................... 9
§ 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
§ 2.2 General Application Process for Advance Parole ................................................ 11
§ 2.3 Emergency Advance Parole ................................................................................. 12
§ 2.4 Advance Parole Based on a Pending Adjustment Application............................. 14
§ 2.5 Advance Parole and Temporary Protected Status ................................................ 17
§ 2.6 Advance Parole and U Visas ................................................................................ 19
§ 2.7 Advance Parole for Asylum Applicants ............................................................... 20
§ 2.8 The Advance Parole Application ......................................................................... 21
§ 2.9 Expediting Advance Parole Requests ................................................................... 24
§ 2.10 Advance Parole Processing .................................................................................. 25
§ 2.11 Requests for Evidence .......................................................................................... 25
§ 2.12 Approvals and Denials ......................................................................................... 26
§ 2.13 Appeals and Motions to Reconsider ..................................................................... 26
§ 2.14 Timing of Departure and Return .......................................................................... 27
§ 2.15 Travel Logistics .................................................................................................... 27
§ 2.16 Advance Parole and Adjustment Strategies ......................................................... 27
§ 2.17 Advance Parole and Consular Processing Strategies ........................................... 36
§ 2.18 Ad
vance Parole Recipients with Potential Asylum Claims ................................. 38
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HAPTER 3 ADVANCE PAROLE FOR DACA ................................................................................ 41
§ 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 41
§ 3.2 Eligibility .............................................................................................................. 43
§ 3.3 Humanitarian Grounds ......................................................................................... 44
§ 3.4 Educational Grounds ............................................................................................ 46
§ 3.5 Employment Grounds........................................................................................... 47
§ 3.6 The DACA Advance Parole Application ............................................................. 48
§ 3.7 Completing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document ................................ 49
§ 3.8 Completing Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition
Acceptance ........................................................................................................... 52
§ 3.9 Submitting Evidence ............................................................................................ 52
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§ 3.10 Expediting Requests ............................................................................................. 53
§ 3.11 Emergency Advance Parole ................................................................................. 53
§ 3.12 Processing, Requests for Evidence, Approvals, and Denials ............................... 53
§ 3.13 No Extensions or Renewals .................................................................................. 54
§ 3.14 Form I-512L ......................................................................................................... 55
§ 3.15 Travel Logistics .................................................................................................... 57
§ 3.16 Advance Parole Warnings .................................................................................... 57
§ 3.17 Advance Parole and Adjustment Strategies ......................................................... 60
§ 3.18 Advance Parole and Consular Processing Strategies ........................................... 60
§ 3.19 DACA Advance Parole Recipients with Potential Asylum Claims ..................... 61
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HAPTER 4 HUMANITARIAN PAROLE .......................................................................................... 63
§ 4.1 What Is Humanitarian Parole? ............................................................................. 63
§ 4.2 Who Is Eligible for Humanitarian Parole? ........................................................... 65
§ 4.3 Overview of Current Uses for Humanitarian Parole ............................................ 67
§ 4.4 Humanitarian Parole for VAWA Cancellation Grantee’s Child or Parent ........... 70
§ 4.5 Humanitarian Parole for U Visa Petitioners on the Waitlist ................................ 72
§ 4.6 Humanitarian Parole for U and VAWA Derivative Beneficiaries’
Derivatives ........................................................................................................... 74
§ 4.7 Humanitarian Parole Application ......................................................................... 75
§ 4.8 Completing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document ................................ 76
§ 4.9 Additional Humanitarian Parole Application Requirements ................................ 79
§ 4.10 Humanitarian Parole Application Process and Timeline ...................................... 85
§ 4.11 Humanitarian Parole Application Approvals ....................................................... 88
§ 4.12 Humanitarian Parole Application Denials ............................................................ 89
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HAPTER 5 SPECIAL PAROLE PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 91
§ 5.1 Introduction to Special Humanitarian Parole Programs ....................................... 91
§ 5.2 Filipino WWII Veterans Parole ............................................................................ 92
§ 5.3 Cuba
n Family Reunification Parole ..................................................................... 97
§ 5.4 Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program ...................................... 102
§ 5.5 Central America Minors (CAM) Refugee/Parole Program ................................ 106
§ 5.6 International Entrepreneur Rule ......................................................................... 113
§ 5.7 Uniting for Ukraine ............................................................................................ 115
§ 5.8 Parole for Nationals of Afghanistan ................................................................... 119
§ 5.9 Venezuela Parole Program ................................................................................. 123
§ 5.10 Other Special Parole Programs ........................................................................... 126
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HAPTER 6 PAROLE-IN-PLACE .................................................................................................. 129
§ 6.1 Introduction to Parole-in-Place .......................................................................... 129
§ 6.2 Parole-in-Place Eligibility Requirements ........................................................... 136
§ 6.3 Benefits of Parole-in-Place ................................................................................. 145
§ 6.4 Travel ................................................................................................................. 150
§ 6.5 The Application Process ..................................................................................... 150
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§ 6.6 Work Authorization ............................................................................................ 157
§ 6.7 Renewing Parole-in-Place .................................................................................. 157
§ 6.8 Parole-in Place Denials and Review .................................................................. 158
§ 6.9 Risks and Special Considerations ....................................................................... 158
§ 6.10 Advocacy ............................................................................................................ 159
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HAPTER 7 RISKS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN SEEKING PAROLE ................................ 161
§ 7.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 161
§ 7.2 Termination or Revocation of Parole ................................................................. 163
§ 7.3 Inadmissibility and Parole .................................................................................. 167
§ 7.4 Crimes and Re-Entry Screening ......................................................................... 170
§ 7.5 DHS Enforcement Priorities and Policies .......................................................... 173
§ 7.6 Risks of Travel and Removal Proceedings ......................................................... 174
§ 7.7 Parolees as “Arriving Aliens” ............................................................................ 178
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TABLE OF APPENDICES
Appendix A
CBP Directive on the Exercise of Discretionary Authority (Sept. 2008) ......... 184
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ppendix B USCIS, ICE, CBP Memorandum re Coordinating Parole Authority
(Sept. 2008) ....................................................................................................... 198
Appendix C CBP Inspector’s Field Manual Advance Parole Section ................................... 205
Appendix D USCIS Policy Memorandum re Parole-in-Place (Nov. 2013) ........................... 218
Appendix E DHS Policy Memoranda re Advance Parole and Parole-in-Place
(Nov. 2014 & Nov. 2016) ................................................................................. 227
Appendix F Sample I-512T ................................................................................................... 242
Appendix G
Advance Parole Safe Travel Checklist
............................................................. 243
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ppendix H Sample I-512Ls and Sample Advance Parole Travel Stamp in Passport .......... 244
Appendix I USCIS Policy Memorandum: Rescission of Matter of Z-R-Z-C- as an
Adopted Decision; agency interpretation of authorized travel by TPS
beneficiaries (July 1, 2022) ............................................................................... 248
Appendix J NVC Letter of Invitation for the Cuban Family Reunification Program .......... 294
Appendix K I-512L Parole Document for CAM Program..................................................... 300
Appendix L Sample DACA Advance Parole RFE for Humanitarian Need .......................... 301
Appendix M Template Cover Letter for DACA Advance Parole .......................................... 303
Appendix N Sample Advance Parole Applications for DACA Recipients ........................... 304
Appendix O Sample I-131 for Adjustment Applicant ........................................................... 443
Appendix P Emergency Advance Parole Packet Sample ...................................................... 448
Appendix Q Sample Humanitarian Parole U Visa-Related Requests .................................... 461
Appendix R Humanitarian Parole Requested at U.S. Border ................................................ 529
Appendix S Sample Humanitarian Parole Renewal Request (Re-Parole) Cover Letter ....... 533
Appendix T Sample Humanitarian Parole Request Cover Letter .......................................... 535
Appendix U Sample Humanitarian Parole Request Packet ................................................... 537
Appendix V
Sample Fee Waiver Filed with Humanitarian Parole Request
......................... 585
Appendix W
IRAP Template Afghan Humanitarian Parole Request .................................... 596
Appendix X
Sample Afghan Humanitarian Parole Request ................................................. 605
Appendix Y
Sample Afghan Humanitarian Parole Receipt and Conditional Approval ....... 612
Appendix Z Humanitarian Parole Administrative Closure Decision for Applicant in
Afg
hanistan ...................................................................................................... 619
Appendix AA Sample Parole Denial Letter............................................................................. 621