Humanitarian

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers a range of humanitarian programs designed to protect and assist individuals who are vulnerable due to violence, persecution, disaster, or other urgent circumstances. These programs offer lawful pathways to safety, temporary protection, and other immigration relief for people both inside and outside the United States.

What Are Humanitarian Programs?

USCIS humanitarian programs provide legal protections and immigration options for people facing serious threats or hardship. The agency considers urgent needs, significant public benefit, and humanitarian concerns when making decisions on requests for relief

Key Humanitarian Protections

Refugee status

for people outside the U.S. who have suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country.

Asylum

similar protection for individuals already inside the U.S. who cannot return home because of persecution.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Temporary Protected Status allows people from countries experiencing environmental disaster, armed conflict, or extraordinary conditions to remain lawfully in the U.S. for a set period and work legally. Designated countries and dates vary based on evolving conditions.

Humanitarian or Significant Public Benefit Parole

Parole allows individuals outside the United States to enter temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons (like critical medical care or reuniting with family) or for significant public benefit. This is discretionary and does not automatically grant permanent status, but parolees may later request work authorization.

Protection for Victims of Crimes

USCIS provides special immigration protections for people who have suffered severe crimes:

U nonimmigrant status (U Visa) — for victims of qualifying crimes who assist law enforcement.

T nonimmigrant status (T Visa) — for victims of human trafficking, offering a way to stay in the U.S. and work.

Other Important Humanitarian Information

USCIS offers multilingual resources and translated material to help people understand humanitarian benefits in many languages.

Humanitarian forms and detailed guidance are available to explain eligibility and evidence requirements for various applications.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is included in broader humanitarian and relief topics, offering deferred removal and work authorization for eligible young people.

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