News: USCIS Updated Status of the Central American Minors Program

<div> Archived Content </div> <div> The information on this page is out of date. However, some of the content may still be useful, so we have archived the page. </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> <h1> <div id=”ct-title”> Status of the Central American Minors Program </div> </h1> <div id=”main-body”> <div> <div> <div> <p> On Nov. 9, 2017, the Department of State stopped accepting new applications for the Central American Minors (CAM) refugee program. USCIS will stop interviewing CAM cases on Jan. 31, 2018. After that date, individuals with pending applications who have not been interviewed will receive a notice with further instructions. </p> <p> The decision to terminate the CAM refugee program was made as part of the U.S. government review of the <a href=”https://www.state.gov/j/prm/releases/docsforcongress/274613.htm” > U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for FY 2018 </a> . </p> <p> The CAM program was established in 2014 to provide certain minors in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras the opportunity to be considered, while still in their home country, for refugee resettlement in the United States. Individuals who were determined to be ineligible for refugee status were then considered by USCIS for the possibility of entering the United States under parole. The parole portion of the CAM program was terminated in August 2017. </p> <p> Please visit the Department of State’s <a href=”https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/11/275415.htm” > website </a> for more information. </p> <div id=”main”> <div id=”content”> <div id=”last-updated-date”> Last Reviewed/Updated: <time> 03/31/2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> <footer id=”footer”> <div> <div id=”block-wcm-node-feedback-wcm-node-feedback-form-block” > <fieldset id=”edit-wcm-node-feedback-form–2″> <div> <legend> </legend> </div> </fieldset> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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