Last Change:

04/02/2025

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, "Travel Documents"

Year: 1996

Type: Other

Rights Category: Freedom of movement, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/travel-documents
Description

Advance parole authority stems from the general parole authority in INA 212(d)(5), an authority that was delegated to USCIS in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.