DHS terminates family reunification parole programs

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateJanuary 14, 2026

CategoryFamily, humanitarian, work

Policy toolEligibility

Affected groupCurrent holders

Policy effect

DHS terminated modernized family reunification parole programs for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans, and ended residual processing under legacy Cuban and Haitian family reunification parole programs.

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Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (``DHS'') is terminating the categorical parole processes for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family members, under the Family Reunification Parole processes announced, or updated, by DHS in 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ``modernized FRP programs''). DHS is also terminating the residual processing of legacy cases under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program (``legacy CFRP'') and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program (``legacy HFRP'') first implemented by USCIS in 2007 and 2014, respectively (collectively, the ``legacy FRP programs''). This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and guidance to the public regarding the termination of all nine programs (hereinafter ``the FRP programs''), termination of parole for aliens paroled under the FRP programs, and revocation of employment authorization based on being an alien paroled under the FRP programs. DATES: DHS is terminating … the FRP programs as of December 15, 2025. The temporary parole period of aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose initial period of parole has not already expired by January 14, 2026 will terminate on that date. There are two circumstances where an alien's parole will not terminate: (1) the alien filed a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, that is postmarked or electronically filed as of December 15, 2025 that is still pending adjudication as of December [[Page 58033]] 15, 2025; or (2) the Secretary of Homeland … addition to any continued processing under the legacy FRP programs, by publishing this single notice in the Federal Register. Consistent with the Secretary's statutory and regulatory authority, the parole of all aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs described in this notice, and whose initial period of parole has not already expired by January 14, 2026, will terminate on that date, subject to certain exceptions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ Compare, e.g., 88 FR at 43593-43596, with 88 FR at 78765- 78768, 72 …

Federal Register 90 FR 58032Federal Register 90 FR 58032. DHS terminates family reunification parole programs. Effective 2026-01-14.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/15/2025-22744/termination-of-family-reunification-parole-processes-for-colombians-cubans-ecuadorians-guatemalans

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DHS terminates family reunification parole programs

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2026