How do I know if I am a class member?

You are a class member if you booked your entry appointment in the CBP One app, were paroled between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, had your parole ended in April 2025 by an email saying “It is time for you to leave the United States” or similar words, and are still in the United States. USCIS’s I-290B instructions ask you to attach a copy of the email you received from CBP saying you are a Sileiri Doe class member.

Which decisions can I ask USCIS to reopen?

An adverse USCIS decision issued between April 1, 2025 and April 21, 2026 that you believe was caused by the April 2025 termination. “Adverse” means the request was denied, dismissed, deemed abandoned, administratively closed, rejected or referred to the immigration court. The court order names adjustment of status as one example.

Is there a fee or a deadline?

There is no fee for a request made through this process, and USCIS says there is no deadline.

Can I use this to get back my parole work permit?

No. Decisions on work permits based on parole (category C11) are excluded. USCIS says a C11 request sent without a fee under this process will be rejected.

How do I ask USCIS to reopen my asylum case?

Do not use Form I-290B. Mail a written request to the asylum office that covers where you live now, and ask it to reopen or reconsider your asylum application. USCIS’s Asylum Office Locator shows the right office. Explain how the April 2025 termination affected your eligibility and why USCIS should reopen or reconsider.

How do I file for other types of cases?

Use Form I-290B. Write “Sileiri Doe” at the top, attach a copy of the CBP email showing you are a class member, and select a single box in Part 2. Do not select “Appeal.” Use the I-290B filing address USCIS lists for your reason for filing.

Can I appeal through this process?

No. Appeals are not part of this process, and USCIS says appeals filed under it will be rejected. Normal appeal rules and fees still apply if your case type allows an appeal.

I am in removal proceedings. Can I still use this?

Often not yet. For asylum, the immigration judge must first terminate or dismiss your removal proceedings, unless you are an unaccompanied child. For adjustment of status, you generally cannot use this process while in proceedings unless you are an arriving alien whose application USCIS has jurisdiction over. This process does not cover decisions by an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals. Separately, the court order tells DHS not to oppose class members’ motions in immigration court to reopen or rescind in absentia removal orders that are based on an Adverse Consequence.

Does this stop the parole terminations from April 2026?

No. USCIS says the September 28 order does not affect the new parole termination notices issued on April 21, 2026. The court’s notice to class members says the same.

Will USCIS approve my case automatically?

No. Requests are reviewed case by case. USCIS may approve only if you show you are eligible for the benefit, without considering the April 2025 termination.

CBP One Parole Terminations: Free Reopening for Class Members (2026)

Executive summary

In April 2025, DHS ended the parole of many people who had entered the United States after booking an appointment in the CBP One app. It did this by email, with messages such as “It is time for you to leave the United States.” On March 31, 2026, the federal court in Massachusetts vacated those emails and ordered DHS to reinstate parole for the class.

On September 28, 2026, Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued a sanctions order to repair some of the harm. DHS had to set up a way for affected class members to ask USCIS, without a fee, to reopen or reconsider an adverse decision that they believe resulted from the April 2025 termination.

USCIS announced that process on October 26, 2026. It covers USCIS decisions issued from April 1, 2025 through April 21, 2026. There is no deadline to file. Requests about a parole-based work permit (category C11) are excluded.

Asylum cases use a written request mailed to the asylum office. Most other cases use Form I-290B, marked “Sileiri Doe.” People in removal proceedings face extra limits, and USCIS will reject or deny a request if it no longer has jurisdiction over the case.

The order does not undo the new parole termination notices DHS issued on April 21, 2026. The court also refused to order release from detention, backdating of approvals, or waiver of fines tied to removal orders.

What this means, in plain English

If you came to the United States with a CBP One appointment between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, and you got an email in April 2025 telling you to leave, a court has said that email had no legal effect.

If USCIS denied, rejected or closed one of your applications between April 1, 2025 and April 21, 2026 because of that email, you can now ask USCIS to look at it again. You do not pay a fee for this request, and there is no deadline.

You must explain how the April 2025 email affected your case. USCIS will decide each request one by one. It will approve only if you show you qualify for the benefit, without counting the April 2025 termination against you.

This process does not cover work permits based on parole. It also does not stop the separate parole terminations DHS sent on April 21, 2026.

What the court ordered

Class members are people who (i) scheduled their entry appointment through the CBP One app, (ii) were paroled into the United States between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, (iii) had their parole terminated in April 2025 by an email substantially similar to the one in the complaint, and (iv) remain in the United States.
Within 21 days, DHS must create a process for affected class members to request reopening or reconsideration of an adverse USCIS decision, other than employment authorization based on parole, without a fee. The class member must believe the decision resulted from the April 2025 termination, be otherwise eligible, and USCIS must still have jurisdiction.
“Adverse Consequences” cover the period from the April 2025 termination through April 21, 2026. They are detention, an adverse USCIS decision (denied, dismissed, deemed abandoned, administratively closed, rejected or referred to the immigration court), and a missed DHS appointment, interview or check-in.
Within 14 days, DHS must declare that the April 2025 termination cannot be used to deny any application, to decide admissibility or detention, or as the basis for unlawful presence under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(9)(B).
DHS must tell USCIS, ICE and CBP to treat the April 2025 terminations as if they never happened, and, in immigration court, not to oppose class members’ motions to reopen or rescind in absentia removal orders that are based on an Adverse Consequence.
DHS must send class members a notice in five languages chosen with the plaintiffs, and give plaintiffs’ counsel the class list and a list of class members who suffered an Adverse Consequence.
The court refused to order release from detention, backdating (nunc pro tunc) of approvals, waiver of fines or penalties tied to removal, restoration of affirmative asylum cases, or legal-services referrals. Removal orders are not counted as Adverse Consequences.