The Fifth Circuit has again determined that TPS holders who are subject to a final order of removal, and who travel on advance parole, must reopen their removal proceedings to seek adjustment of status. In so doing, the Court left open the possibility that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Patel v. Garland might not have stripped federal courts of jurisdiction to review denials of adjustment of status applications outside of removal proceedings.
The full text of Alvarado Hernandez v. Jaddou can be found here:
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-20325-CV0.pdf