DHS ISSUES NEW CLASS OF ADMISSION FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE PAROLE

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new class of admission (COA) known as Western Hemisphere Parole (WHP).   Individuals with this COA can be paroled, on a case-by-case basis, for up to three years.

These parolees can present a copy of their electronic Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, which will include a COA of WHP.

They may also present one or more of the following:

• Paper Form I-94 with a COA of WHP;

• Foreign passport with parole stamp that includes a COA of WHP; or

• Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), with a C11 category if

       they have applied for and received one.

Individuals with a WHP COA may also have a Form I-512L, Authorization to Transport for Parole of an Alien Into the United States. The I-512L is issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to authorize travel to the United States. It does not contain the parole start or end dates.

These parolees are not employment authorized incident to their parole. They must have an EAD to be employment authorized.

Cuban and Haitian nationals who are paroled into the United States under the WHP COA may be eligible to receive certain public benefits.

For more information, view USCIS information page.

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