DHS Terminates Family Reunification Parole Programs in 7 Countries

In recent months, DHS terminated Temporary Protected Status for nationals from Haiti, Venezuela, Burma, Syria, and South Sudan.

Illegal immigrants, including a pregnant Haitian woman seeking to give birth in the United States, are apprehended by a Border Patrol agent in Yuma, Ariz., on Dec. 7, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending family reunification parole (FRP) programs for immigrants from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family members, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in an alert on Dec. 12.

The FRP program aims to help U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents bring their foreign family members to the United States as a first step toward obtaining permanent residency. This is a temporary authorization to enter and remain in the United States.