Parole in Place for Keeping Families Together

Andrey Recharles19 Nov, 2024Other

On June 17, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of the “Keeping Families Together” program, a new initiative aimed at assisting certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. This program provides a pathway for these individuals to request parole in place, a discretionary policy that allows them to meet the threshold requirement to adjust status under INA § 245(a), which requires the applicant to have been “inspected and admitted or paroled.” In other words, granted parolees may remain in the United States while applying for adjustment of status to become lawful permanent residents (LPRs) without leaving the country and being processed at a U.S. consulate overseas. The program is now open for applications.