Vol. 15, Iss. 2 Northeastern University Law Review 363 Abstract Although thousands of stateless people live in the United States, no law or policy provides lawful immigration status or relief to stateless people based on their statelessness. This Article argues that the U.S. executive branch should consider a noncitizen’s statelessness as a positive factor in discretionary adjudications of immigration benefits and in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion when granting temporary reprieves from enforcement, evaluating detention, and providing work authorization. This proposal falls squarely within existing legal authority and would address many of the humanitarian needs of stateless people. However, its discretionary nature would lead to inconsistent implementation. Only legislation will provide stateless people a pathway to lawful permanent residence and citizenship.