A Cuban couple living in Miami has become a symbol of hope for thousands of compatriots by sharing on social media their approval for permanent residency in the United States, obtained through the CBP One program and humanitarian parole, in a video that went viral on TikTok last Thursday.
The post, made by the account @doradoallservices, shows the couple dancing joyfully alongside a screenshot of the USCIS portal with the status “Approved” for the form I-485, the application for adjustment of status to permanent residence within U.S. territory.
Along with the video, the protagonists left a message that captured the emotion of the moment: "I still can't believe it, 5 days without realizing it, I won't forgive that. Check your cases."
The call to review the records was not casual: according to the hashtags in the video —#cbpone, #parolhumanitario, and #i220a—, the case is linked to the CBP One program and humanitarian parole, avenues that allowed tens of thousands of Cubans to enter the United States legally between 2023 and 2025.
The approval is particularly significant given the climate of migratory uncertainty that many Cubans in that country are experiencing. The Trump administration canceled the CBP One program in January 2025 and began revoking the paroles granted under that pathway, leaving thousands of migrants in a precarious legal situation.
Since March and April of 2025, Cubans who entered with CBP One have started receiving notifications of revocation of their status, and in May of that year, the U.S. government also revoked the work permits of beneficiaries of humanitarian parole.
In that context, those who managed to complete the status adjustment process on time receive a definitive protection: the Green Card shields them from any revocation of parole and grants them permanent immigration stability in the United States.
The Cuban Adjustment Act is the legal tool that makes this process possible: it allows Cubans who entered with parole to apply for permanent residency after having at least one year and one day of physical presence in the country, without the need to leave the territory.
The hashtag #i220a in the video also suggests that the beneficiaries may have received a Supervision Order, a document issued to migrants released at the border under supervision, a common situation among Cubans who crossed during the CBP One period and who can also adjust their status under the Cuban Adjustment Act, although the process requires specialized legal counsel.
The video accumulated over 260,000 views, 12,300 likes, and 2,608 shares, figures that reflect the massive interest of the Cuban community abroad in any news related to the migration process to the United States.
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