USCIS Rescinds Designation of the Decision in Matter of Z-R-Z-C- as an Adopted Decision
/On July 1, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was rescinding its designation in Matter of Z-R-Z-C- as an adopted decision and updated its interpretation of authorized travel by foreign nationals in Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This memo replaces prior USCIS guidance regarding the treatment of a TPS beneficiary’s return after authorized travel abroad.
The updated guidance states:
“USCIS will no longer use the advance parole mechanism to authorize travel for TPS beneficiaries but will instead provide a new TPS travel authorization document. This document will serve as evidence of the prior consent for travel contemplated in INA 244(f)(3) and serve as evidence that the bearer may be inspected and admitted into TPS pursuant to MTINA if all other requirements are met.”
“TPS beneficiaries whom DHS has inspected and admitted into TPS under MTINA, subsequent to that inspection and admission, will have been “inspected and admitted” and are “present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission,” including for purposes of adjustment of status under INA 245. This is true even if the TPS beneficiary was present without admission or parole when initially granted TPS.”
