DHS Issues Criteria for US Citizens’ Spouses Seeking Parole (1)

The Biden administration released Monday the full eligibility criteria and other key details for undocumented immigrant spouses of American citizens to seek removal protections and employment authorization without leaving the US.

The “parole in place” plan will allow roughly half a million spouses of US citizens to apply for permanent residency and have penalties waived for unlawful presence in the country beginning Monday. The plan, first announced in June, is the administration’s most ambitious use so far of the parole authority to extend relief to immigrants residing in the US. As soon as applicants are approved for parole, they ...