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Parole Program for Family Members of Filipino WWII Veterans

On January 19, 2017, the Department of State (DOS) added a new subchapter to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) providing a parole program to expedite family reunifications for qualifying family members of certain Filipino World War II veterans. The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program (FWVP) benefits only qualifying Filipino WWII veteran family members with approved or reinstated I-130 petitions who are waiting for their priority dates to...

DHS To Implement Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program

Due to emergent circumstances and effective advocacy by grassroots organizations, the Obama Administration has created a new program to expedite the entry of intending immigrants from Haiti into the U.S. According to the USCIS website: Starting in early 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin implementation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program to expedite family reunification for certain eligible Haitian family members of U.S. citizens...