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National Societies and the ICRC may assist in family reunification if this is possible and if security conditions allow. [17] For refugees, it is generally the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and/or the relevant embassies that help with family reunification. They work ...
The Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program is a U.S. refugee and parole program established in November 2014 by the Obama administration. [1] It is a refugee protection and family reunification pathway on which several thousand families rely and for which tens of thousands more families are technically eligible. [2]
[5] [6] [7] Under this system, refugees fleeing personal persecution would be granted an A status, while those fleeing war or violence would receive a B status, who are subject to stricter conditions and rules for family reunification. [8] [9] The coalition parties called their migration policy the most stringent and extensive in history. [10]
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The application process starts by filling out Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, [10] and after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the petition, the foreign family member may apply for a green card. The green card application can be filed through the U.S. embassy or consulate in the applicant's home country.
HIAS created the Refugee Family Enrichment program that addresses the problems a refugee family may face during resettlement. [61] As part of their resettlement program through USRAP, HIAS teaches communication and conflict resolution skills that help families work through the difficulties of resettlement.
Among the categories of parole are port-of-entry parole, humanitarian parole, parole in place, removal-related parole, and advance parole (typically requested by persons inside the United States who need to travel outside the U.S. without abandoning status, such as applicants for LPR status, holders of and applicants for TPS, and individuals with other forms of parole).
The family reunification program for Ecuadoreans mirrors similar initiatives already available to certain nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.