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Today's Terms
Port-of-entry parole
Definition:
Authorized at the port upon alien’s arrival; applies to a wide variety of situations and is used at the discretion of the supervisory immigration inspector, usually to allow short periods of entry.
Humanitarian parole
Definition:
Authorized at USCIS headquarters or overseas District Offices for "urgent humanitarian reasons" specified in the law. It is used in cases of medical emergency and comparable situations.
Country of Former Allegiance
Definition:
The previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen or of a person who derived U.S. citizenship.
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