Some immigrants who entered the United States through CBP One appointments can now ask U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reopen or reconsider adverse decisions on their immigration applications without paying a fee. USCIS announced the process on October 26, 2026, following a federal court order in Sileiri Doe v. DHS. The relief is aimed at people whose cases were harmed by mass emails terminating their parole in April 2025—not everyone who used CBP One.
Who qualifies?
The court-defined class includes people who meet all four conditions: they scheduled an appointment to enter the United States through CBP One; were granted parole between May 16, 2023, and January 19, 2025; received an April 2025 CBP mass email terminating that parole; and remain in the United States. People who entered through a different parole program, did not receive the specified termination email, or are no longer in the country are not automatically covered by this court-ordered process.
Which USCIS decisions can be reviewed?
Class members may seek reopening or reconsideration of certain adverse USCIS decisions or actions on immigration-benefit applications issued between April 1, 2025, and April 21, 2026 if they believe the April 2025 parole termination caused the adverse result. Covered outcomes can include denial, dismissal, abandonment, administrative closure or referral to immigration court. The process can apply to asylum and other benefits, including adjustment of status. Employment authorization based on parole is excluded from this particular free review process.
The applicant must explain how the April 2025 termination affected the case and why USCIS should revisit its action. The agency will assess each request individually; being in the class does not guarantee approval of asylum, a green card, or another benefit. This procedure is for motions to reopen or reconsider, not an additional free appeal.
How do people apply?
For an asylum case, USCIS directs class members to mail a written reopening or reconsideration request to the asylum office with jurisdiction over their current residence, following the special instructions on its Form I-589 page. For other benefit applications, USCIS provides specific filing directions on its Form I-290B addresses page. Those instructions should be followed rather than assuming that the ordinary I-290B filing location or fee applies.
USCIS states that there is no deadline for class members to request this court-ordered review. That does not suspend deadlines for unrelated appeals or court proceedings. If the applicant is in removal proceedings and USCIS no longer has jurisdiction over the underlying application, the request may be rejected or dismissed; asylum applicants in immigration court may first need to address jurisdiction with the immigration judge.
Does this restore parole or work authorization?
In March 2026, the federal district court vacated the April 2025 mass termination notices and ordered the government to restore the affected class members to the parole status they held before those emails. CBP updated records on April 21, 2026, and issued new parole termination notices. The September court order and October USCIS review process address consequences of the April 2025 notices; they do not invalidate the separate April 2026 notices or automatically renew parole or employment authorization.
Anyone considering a request should keep the CBP One appointment record, original parole/I-94 records, April 2025 termination email, USCIS adverse decision, and evidence showing how that email affected the application. The central question is not simply whether parole was terminated, but whether the specific April 2025 action contributed to a USCIS decision within the covered period.