New ruling changes advance parole for DACA recipients

A new immigration ruling is creating serious concerns for people with DACA and others who have relied on advance parole.

On August 13, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued an opinion on the Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, overturning more than a decade of precedent on advance parole. The ruling says that travel outside the United States with advance parole now counts as a “departure” for purposes of the 10-year unlawful presence bar.

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has warned that the ruling could affect people with DACA and others seeking to adjust their immigration status, while significant questions remain about how the decision will be implemented.

While the legal landscape could change again in the future, as of now the decision in the Matter of Delcarmen-Lara case is in effect.

Please rely on trusted immigration attorneys and reputable immigrant legal organizations such as the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and the National Immigration Law Center for updates as more information becomes available.

Voces Unidas continues to reject this government’s hostile immigration policies and the constant effort to make life more uncertain and punitive for our immigrant communities.

Our communities deserve stability, dignity and a permanent path forward, not another round of fear and uncertainty created by changing federal policy.