Expands case-by-case authority for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to keep certain mixed‑status families together. When removing or denying an application would cause hardship to a U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child, officials may pause or decline removal, waive certain bars, or allow reapplication for immigration benefits.

It requires decisions to be individualized and does not create broad or automatic powers or limit existing authority under immigration laws. It also opens a two‑year window after enactment to ask to reopen or reconsider past denials if this change would likely have led to approval, with extra time allowed for extraordinary circumstances. For cases involving the death of a U.S. citizen sponsor, filings generally must be made within two years, with an exception for extraordinary circumstances.