USCIS allows fee-free reopening of denied cases for CBP One beneficiaries after Sileiri Doe ruling
Washington — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that members of the Sileiri Doe class action may ask, without paying the usual fee, for an adverse decision on an immigration benefit to be reopened or reconsidered if they believe that decision resulted from the mass cancellation of CBP One parole in April 2025.
The measure follows an order issued on September 28, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Sileiri Doe v. DHS, which required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remediate the adverse consequences of those mass parole-termination emails. According to USCIS, the protected class includes people who scheduled their entry through the CBP One app, were paroled into the United States between May 16, 2023, and January 19, 2025, had their parole terminated by email in April 2025, and remain in the United States.
The fee-free process applies to adverse decisions issued by USCIS between April 1, 2025, and April 21, 2026, including benefit requests that were denied, dismissed, deemed abandoned, administratively closed, rejected, or referred to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Requests for parole-based employment authorization are excluded. USCIS notes there is no deadline to file these requests under the court order.
Those seeking reopening must explain how the April 2025 parole termination affected their eligibility for the benefit and why the agency should review its decision. Each case will be reviewed individually and approved only if the person shows they meet the requirements without considering that termination. The agency warns that requesting a review does not guarantee approval, nor does it by itself stop a removal proceeding.
The court had already vacated the April 2025 termination emails on March 31, 2026, and ordered parole reinstated for class members. However, USCIS notes that the September 28 order does not affect the new parole termination notices that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued on April 21, 2026. Specific instructions for class members are published on the Form I-589 pages, for asylum, and Form I-290B, for other benefit types.
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Source: USCIS