CBP One parole reopening is now available to some people whose parole was cut off by a mass email in April 2025, and it comes without a filing fee. At Campos Law Firm, we closely monitor developments in U.S. immigration policy to protect our clients’ rights and future. On October 26, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted an update to comply with a September 28 court order in Sileiri Doe v. DHS.
This is not an automatic reopening or an amnesty. Below, we explain what is known, what is not, and what you can do.
What did the court order in Sileiri Doe?
In April 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent mass emails from a “no reply” address to people who had been paroled after a CBP One appointment. The message told them their parole was over and that they should leave the country. In August 2025, the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts and three migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, and Haiti sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
On March 31, 2026, Judge Allison D. Burroughs certified a class, vacated the mass terminations, and ordered DHS to restore class members’ prior parole. On April 21, DHS said it would restore end dates, but also that it would send new individualized termination notices, according to the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).
On September 28, 2026, the judge issued a further order to address the fallout from the mass cancellation. Among other things, it requires USCIS to revisit adverse decisions that may have resulted from the loss of parole. That order is the basis for the October 26 update.
Who is in the CBP One class?
Based on the court record, you are a class member only if all of the following apply:
- CBP One appointment: you scheduled your entry at a port of entry through the CBP One app.
- Parole dates: you were paroled between May 16, 2023, and January 19, 2025.
- April 2025 email: your parole was terminated by that month’s mass notice.
- Presence in the U.S.: you are still in the country.
You do not need to have joined the lawsuit. But not everyone who used CBP One is covered: people paroled through the CHNV program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, people who never got that email, and people who have left the U.S. are outside the class.
CBP One parole reopening: what can be reopened and how?
USCIS will accept requests to reopen or reconsider, without a fee, adverse decisions or actions issued between April 1, 2025, and April 21, 2026, if you believe they resulted from your parole termination. According to published summaries, that includes requests that were denied, dismissed, deemed abandoned, rejected, or administratively closed. Requests for work permits based on parole are excluded.
The process depends on the case type. For most benefits, you file Form I-290B and follow the special instructions USCIS posted for this class. For asylum cases (Form I-589), you reportedly send a written request to the asylum office with jurisdiction over your current address. Either way, you must explain how the parole termination affected your application.
According to summaries of the update, the order sets no deadline for these requests, but other appeal or immigration court deadlines keep running. If you are in removal proceedings, USCIS may lack jurisdiction, and the path may run through the immigration judge.
Which documents should you keep?
- CBP One appointment record: a screenshot or confirmation of the appointment and your entry date.
- Proof of parole: your Form I-94 and any entry documents.
- The April 2025 email: keep it in full, with date and sender; do not delete it.
- Later notices: any individualized termination notice DHS sent after April 2026, if you received one.
- The adverse decision: the USCIS denial, rejection, or closure and the receipt for your original filing.
Attorney Alejandra Campos, founder of Campos Law Firm, notes that winning a reopening is not the same as winning the case: USCIS reviews the merits again, and reopening does not automatically restore parole or work authorization. Nor does it stop DHS from ending parole on an individual basis. That is why it pays to check first whether reopening is the best strategy or whether another path, such as the Cuban Adjustment Act or asylum, fits better.
Protect Your Immigration Status with Campos Law Firm
If your green card, asylum, or other application was denied after April 2025 because you lost parole, this order may give you a second chance with no filing fee. Our immigration attorneys review whether you belong to the class, which decision is worth reopening, and how to file without putting other deadlines at risk.
Do not leave your immigration status to chance. Call us today at +1 (844) 922-6767 to schedule a free, confidential consultation in English or Spanish. Campos Law Firm: Legal Solutions in All Areas of Law.
With information from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), and the case docket at the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse.
