12 de December 2025
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The United States announced on Friday, December 12, 2025, the termination of humanitarian family reunification immigration programs for nationals of Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras, as well as their immediate families, citing abuses of these protections.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of Family Reunification Parole (FRP) for these seven countries.
Thus, immigrants covered by this benefit will have to leave the United States by mid-January 2026 if they lack any other legal alternative to stay in the country.
The Administration indicated that these programs were misused, allowing unverified individuals to circumvent the traditional process for obtaining such immigration protection.
The measure, published in the Federal Register, seeks to reduce risks of fraud and abuse, and to prioritize national and public safety, he stressed.
He explained that if an immigrant’s FRP benefit has not yet expired as of January 14, it will terminate on that date.
That is unless you have an application for permanent residence filed before December 15, 2025 and still pending on January 14, 2026.
If the application is denied, the benefit period will be revoked and the immigrant must leave the country immediately.
Those who do not have legal status to remain in the United States after the programs end must depart prior to the termination date and may use the CBP Home application to report their departure.
The government said it will offer incentives such as financial assistance, help with travel documents and waiver of civil penalties to those who qualify.
