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DHS Ends Family Reunification Parole Programs by 2026

12/13/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security will terminate all categorical family reunification parole programs, including Colombia and Haiti.
These programs allowed beneficiaries of approved family-based petitions to enter the United States without the immigrant visa process.
DHS says the move ends humanitarian parole misuse and restores case-by-case evaluation as Congress intended.
Parole will terminate January 14, 2026, for status not expired, with exceptions for pending applications filed by December 15, 2025.

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The Department of Homeland Security will terminate all categorical family reunification parole programs, including Colombia and Haiti.
These programs allowed beneficiaries of approved family-based petitions to enter the United States without the immigrant visa process.
DHS says the move ends humanitarian parole misuse and restores case-by-case evaluation as Congress intended.
Parole will terminate January 14, 2026, for status not expired, with exceptions for pending applications filed by December 15, 2025.