The Ninth Circuit has determined that DHS may parole in a lawful permanent resident (LPR) who has pending criminal charges, if a conviction under those charges would render the LPR inadmissible. In so doing, the Court deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in Matter of Felix Valenzuela.
The full text of Vazquez Romero v. Garland can be found here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2021/05/28/15-72947.pdf