Parole in Place Stopped as of 11/13/2024 by USCIS:

USCIS Issues Guidance After Federal Court Vacated the Keeping Families Together Program

USCIS posted the following message on November 13, 2024, stating that effective immediately:

• Pending Form I-131F applications will not be adjudicated and intake of new Form I-131F applications will cease.
• Anyone with a future Application Support Center appointment in support of a filed Form I-131F should consider that appointment cancelled immediately. Anyone who appears for such an appointment will be turned away.
• External engagements on the KFT parole process are cancelled.

This is in response to the November 7, 2024, decision from a Texas federal judge that found that Texas and other states had standing to challenge the Keeping Families Together program and process and vacated the parole-in-place program for certain spouses of U.S. citizens as unlawful.

1st Announcement

1. Spouses and children of U.S. citizens who have been living in the United States for at least 10 years – you may be eligible to apply for your green card without leaving the United States, if, as of June 17, 2024:
   1. You are in the United States after entering without permission; 
   2. You have lived in the United States for at least 10 years and have never left; 
   3. You are legally married to a U.S. citizen or have a qualifying stepchild relationship with a U.S. citizen; and 
   4. You do not have certain criminal history or pose a threat to national security or public safety. 

If you meet these criteria, the government MAY grant you parole-in-place. 

1. Parole would be granted for a one-time period of three years. 
2. You may also be eligible for employment authorization for up to three years. 
3. If you are granted parole, you may apply for your green card within three years of approval. 
4. Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis. 

2nd Announcement

1. College-educated DACA recipients and Dreamers who are qualified for nonimmigrant status, such as an H-1B specialty occupation visa, you may be eligible to apply for a temporary visa more easily, if:
   1. You have a degree from an accredited U.S. institution of higher education; and 
   2. You have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to your degree.