The Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision in Matter of Milagro Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026), on August 13, 2026, overruling the 14-year-old Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly precedent that had protected Advance Parole travelers from triggering reentry bars. Previously, people who entered without inspection or overstayed a visa could travel abroad with Advance Parole and reenter without activating inadmissibility bars. Now, anyone who has accrued 180 days or more of unlawful presence could face a 3-year bar, or a 10-year bar if unlawful presence reached one year or more, after traveling on Advance Parole, affecting DACA, TPS, and pending green card applicants. The ruling applies prospectively, but those with accrued unlawful presence are being urged to reassess any planned Advance Parole travel.