Parole for Immigration Purposes

The parole authority in section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act allows for aliens who appear not to be qualified for admission to be granted permission for a temporary stay in the United States “on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” Section 602(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 requires an annual report to the Congress at the close of each fiscal year on the use of the parole authority and the extent to which persons paroled in earlier years are still present.

The reports are available on this page after they are submitted to Congress.

Related Files

• Use of the Attorney General's Parole Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Fiscal Years 1998-1999 (February 2003) (562KB PDF)
  
  
• Use of the Attorney General's Parole Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Fiscal Years 1997-1998 (July 2000) (239KB PDF)
  
  
• Use of the Attorney General's Parole Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Fiscal Years 1996-1997 (May 1999) (153KB PDF)