“Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act” Guidance for Certain Individuals Present in the CNMI

USCIS announced it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization if applicable, for certain residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This specific extension of parole as authorized by law will provide relief while USCIS establishes procedures for obtaining the new CNMI Resident status, which was created by the Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act (Public Law 116-24), signed by President Trump on June 25, 2019.

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