This article was last updated on July 17, 2026

UPDATES ON CURRENT STATUS OF CAM PROGRAM

The Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee & Parole Program

In January 2025, President Trump issued an order indefinitely pausing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The CAM Program is part of USRAP, so it was also paused by this order. This means all new and pending applications, interviews, decisions, and travel were paused because of this order and that it is not possible to re-open any past cases. In addition, the government paused some funding to organizations in the United States that provided assistance and services to people who entered through the CAM Program.

IRAP is suing the U.S. government over this pause. Because of IRAP’s lawsuit, CAM refugee cases that were conditionally approved by January 20, 2025 should continue processing including travel to the United States. You can find the latest updates for how this lawsuit is affecting cases here.

CAM Re-Parole

The government has not officially announced any specific changes to re-parole applications for CAM parolees. At this time, the government is still accepting and deciding CAM re-parole applications on a case-by-case basis. However, instead of deciding re-parole applications based on special CAM criteria, the government considers re-parole applications under a broader standard of “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” This is a difficult standard to overcome and reports indicate that CAM re-parole applications are unlikely to be successful at this time. In addition, the government has tried to end many other parole programs, and they could try to end CAM parole and re-parole at any time. If you are in the United States and denied re-parole, you could be put in removal proceedings unless you have received some other legal way to stay in the United States. 

If your CAM parole is expiring soon or has already expired, you should talk to a licensed, qualified attorney as soon as possible. You can find a list of free or low-cost attorneys here and a list of private attorneys here.  

CAM Hotline

Due to changes in U.S. policies, the CAM Hotline operated by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is indefinitely out of service as of February 12, 2025. If you contacted the CAM Hotline and did not receive a callback before this date, unfortunately, no one will return your call.

Organizers of the former CAM Hotline independently created a CAM resource website, which provides relevant immigration policy updates and other helpful resources for CAM families.