Blanche v. Lau · ¶16

The border officer did not immediately decide whether Lau was ultimately admissible. The INA allows the Government to parole certain aliens seeking admission instead of formally admitting them, detaining them, or removing them. §1182(d)(5)(A). Parole allows an alien to physically enter the United States without being admitted. Ibid.; see also §1101(a)(13)(B). Parole thus allows the Government to pause the inspection at the border and defer it to a later time without having to detain the alien pending a final admissibility decision, as would otherwise be required. §§1225(a), (b)(2)(A); Jennings v. Rodriguez, 583 U. S. 281, 300 (2018). The Government exercised that authority to parole Lau pending the resolution of his criminal case, instead of formally deeming him admitted.

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