Thats right. they have no International travel privileges which has prevented them from visiting families for years. They have missed both weddings and funerals. INS predicted that the parolees would adjust their status through relatives in the United States who petition on their behalf through the family reunification program. Unfortunately. this has not happened. In many cases it is not possible to apply for adjustment through family members. and in other cases it could take many years. This is because U.S. immigration law allows permanent residents to petition only for their spouses and children. Citizens can additionally petition for siblings. Grandparents and cousins. regardless of status. can never petition. Many of these parolees were brought here. however. by distant family members. Without passage of this amendment. these unlucky individuals will never be residents. Some of the parolees were brought by brothers and sisters. many of whom came as refugees and are not yet citizens. Under current law. a parolee would have to wait 5 years for his or her sibling to become a citizen. then another 9 years for a fourth preference petition to become current. It would take 14 years for this kind of parolee to become a resident Then again. if the bill currently under debate passes. siblings will not be allowed to petition for other siblings and therefore. the parolees would be without an avenue to adjust their status.
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