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Immigration Immigration Biden/Harris Administration

What is Biden’s previous position on immigration? What are some of Biden’s Proposed Changes to Immigration?

What impact will this election have on immigration? What are some of the changes we expect to occur under a Biden-Harris administration? The past four years have seen dramatic changes in U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration. The arrival…

Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Federal Court Rules TPS Can Be Terminated for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the Department of Homeland Security may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for four countries, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The decision also impacts the TPS designations for Nepal and…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 17, 2020

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

USCIS Announces TPS Beneficiaries Retain Same Immigration Status after Traveling Abroad

USCIS has announced in a policy memorandum on August 31 that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who travel abroad using a Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-issued travel document under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 244(f)(3) generally will retain the…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 1, 2020

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Re-Registration for Yemeni Nationals on TPS Opens

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals have been extended for 18 months, from March 4, 2020 to September 3, 2021. Current Beneficiaries will have until May 1, 2020 to request the extension and maintain their status through September 3,…

Jenny ZhanMarch 10, 2020

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan Extended in Compliance with Court Orders

The Department of Homeland Security will continue to extend Temporary Protected Stats (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan to comply with court challenges against DHS’s decision to terminate TPS for these countries. TPS is granted…

Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Syria TPS Re-Registration Period Opens

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian nationals have been extended for 18 months from September 30, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Current beneficiaries will have until November 22, 2019 to request the extension of status and work authorization. This extension…

Jenny ZhanOctober 4, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Syrian Nationals

On August 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to March 31, 2021. Syrian nationals will be required to re-register to extend their work and travel benefits, the…

Jenny ZhanAugust 7, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

House of Representatives Passes Relief Bill for Dreamers

On May 28, 2019, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This Act would provide a path to permanent residence and citizenship for current recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for…

Jenny ZhanJune 7, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

TPS Status Temporarily Extended for Nepal and Honduras

The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 13, 2019 that is will temporarily halt its plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal and Honduras. TPS for Nepal was originally set to be terminated on June 24, 2019…

Jenny ZhanMarch 22, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Temporary Protected Status Extended for South Sudan Nationals

On March 8, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for South Sudan nationals will be extended to November 2, 2020. South Sudan nationals will be required to re-register to extend their work and travel…

Jenny ZhanMarch 8, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Temporary Protected Status Extended for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan Nationals

On March 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register Notice that Temporary Protected Status for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan has been temporarily preserved. TPS is granted to certain groups of people in…

Jenny ZhanMarch 4, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

USCIS to Automatically Extend TPS for Sudan and Nicaragua Nationals Until April 2019

In response to the temporary preliminary injunction issued against the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan nationals issued last month by Judge Edward Chen, USCIS have filed court documents on Tuesday outlining plans…

Jenny ZhanOctober 25, 2018

Immigration

US Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Termination of TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan Nationals

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction in a suite brought by a number of residents on Temporary Protection Status (TPS) against the implementation of a plan to end TPS for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and…

Jenny ZhanOctober 4, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Re-Registration Period for Somalia Nationals on TPS Opens

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that current Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have until October 26, 2018 to re-register in order to maintain status through the program’s extended date of March 17, 2020. Employment authorization documents…

Jenny ZhanAugust 27, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Re-Registration Period for Yemen Nationals on TPS Opens

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that current Yemen Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have until October 15, 2018 to re-register in order to maintain status through the program’s extended date of March 3, 2020. Employment authorization documents…

Jenny ZhanAugust 15, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalia Nationals

On July 19, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalia nationals will be extended to March 17, 2020. Somalia nationals will be required to re-register to extend their benefits, DHS has not yet…

Jenny ZhanJuly 20, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Yemen Nationals

On July 5, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Yemen nationals will be extended to March 3, 2020. Yemen nationals will be required to re-register to extend their benefits, DHS has not yet…

Jenny ZhanJuly 5, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Final Re-Registration Period for Honduras Nationals on TPS

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that starting June 5, 2018, current Honduras Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have 60 days, or until August 4, 2018, to re-register for the final time in order to maintain status through…

Jenny ZhanJune 5, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Temporary Protected Status Ends for Honduras Nationals

The Trump administration announced on May 4, 2018 that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras nationals on January 5, 2020. TPS is granted to certain groups of people in the wake of natural disasters, wars, outbreaks of…

Jenny ZhanMay 7, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Temporary Protected Status Ends for Nepal Nationals

The Trump administration announced on April 26, 2018 that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals on June 24, 2019. TPS is granted to certain groups of people in the wake of natural disasters, wars, outbreaks of…

Jenny ZhanApril 26, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Temporary Protected Status Ends for Liberian Nationals

The Trump administration announced on March 27, 2018 that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberians. TPS is granted to certain groups of people in the wake of natural disasters, wars, outbreaks of disease, and other catastrophes that…

Jenny ZhanMarch 28, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Syria Temporary Protected Status Re-Registration Period Opens

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian nationals have been extended for 18 months from April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. Current beneficiaries will have 60 days, or until May 4, 2018, to request the extension of status and work…

Jenny ZhanMarch 21, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Syrian Nationals

On January 31, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to September 30, 2019. Syrian nationals will be required to re-register to extend their benefits, USCIS…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 5, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Final Re-Registration Period for Haitian and El Salvador Nationals on TPS

According to a USCIS notice published on January 18, 2018, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti nationals will expire on July 22, 2019. Starting January 18, current Haitian TPS beneficiaries will have 60 days to re-register for the final time…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 19, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protection Status for Salvadorans

On January 8, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for the 200,000 Salvadorans who came to the United States nearly two decades ago after El Salvador was hit with a pair of devastating…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 8, 2018