US Introduces New Immigration Pathway for People From Central America, Colombia

Family reunification parole programs for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

Federal law enforcement agents and officers keep watch as immigrants line up to be transported from a makeshift camp between border walls between the U.S. and Mexico in San Diego on May 13, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Biden administration has introduced a new immigration program to allow some nationals of Central America and Colombia to enter the United States.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on July 7 that it’s implementing “new family reunification parole (FRP) processes” for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The program was first announced in April.