Approved under emergency processing for six months contingent on USCIS initiating normal clearance procedures at 5 CFR 1320.10 by publishing a 60-day notice for public comment within 45 days of this approval. The 60-day notice will summarize all recent changes that have been approved under emergency processing and will be shared with OIRA for review 3 business days before transmittal to the Federal Register for publication. Any previous emergency terms of clearance continues to apply.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2024
6 Months From Approved
11/30/2023
947,870
0
947,920
1,110,026
0
1,203,562
146,057,780
0
146,072,480
This application is used by permanent residents or conditional residents, refugees or asylees, and aliens aboard seeking to apply for a travel document to lawfully reenter the United States or to be paroled for humanitarian purposes into the United States.
DHS will implement changes to the current Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) and Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) programs and establish new Family Reunification Parole (FRP) processes for certain Colombian, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran beneficiaries of approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. These updated and new FRP processes would provide lawful pathways as an alternative to irregular migration to help relieve pressure at the Southwest Border (SWB) and reunite families, consistent with the U.S. national interest and its foreign policy priorities. DHS has decided to implement an FRP process consistent with Executive Order (EO) 14010 Section 3(b)(ii) and the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy issued by the National Security Council (NSC), and the recommendation has been coordinated between USCIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Delaying the information collection approval would be contrary to the public interest because it would undermine the above-referenced time-sensitive negotiations and efforts to manage migration collaboratively with foreign partners.
USCIS seeks emergency processing of the USCIS Form I-134A and USCIS Form I-131 information collection packages in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13. USCIS certifies that the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13(a) are met and that:
⢠The collection of information is needed immediately and is essential to the mission of the agency.
⢠The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information.
⢠Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed.
To support DHSâs current efforts to curb irregular migration across the southern border and immediately expand the avenues for lawful migration into the United States, DHS will implement changes to the current Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Programs. DHS will also establish new Family Reunification Parole (FRP) processes for certain Colombian, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran beneficiaries of approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. These updated and new FRP processes would open an additional lawful pathway as an alternative to irregular migration to help relieve pressure at the Southwest Border (SWB) and reunite families, consistent with the U.S. national interest and its foreign policy priorities. These FRP processes are being recommended consistent with Executive Order (EO) 14010 Section 3(b)(ii) and the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy issued by the National Security Council (NSC), and the recommendation has been coordinated between USCIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
USCIS Form I-134A is being expanded to add eligible countries and processes including CFRP and HFRP. As a result of this program change CFRP and HFRP applicants will no longer apply for initial parole using USCIS Form 1-131.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form I-131 APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT
I-134-003_EMG-REV-FRP_Memo.pdf
I-131-032-Supporting StatementEMG-REV-FRPv2.docx
Reference Citation 11-5-07.doc
Application for Travel Document (Online Filed)