On January 12, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the current Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for another 18 months, beginning March 18, 2023 to September 17, 2024. DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas also announced the redesignation …
Safe Entry Process for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans & Removal of Limit for Venezuelan Entry Process
In October 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) started a new process to allow certain Venezuelans to safely enter and temporarily stay in the United States for two years. Beginning January 6, 2023, the DHS began allowing certain Cubans, …
New Public Charge Rule
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule on the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility went into effect officially on Friday, December 23, 2022. As announced in September, this final rule clarifies how the public charge ground of inadmissibility determination …
Automatic 24-month Green Card Extension for Naturalization Applicants
On December 9, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will automatically extend the validity of permanent resident cards (ie. green cards) for 24 months from the card’s expiration date for applicants that file …
Guidance on Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia
The Department of Homeland Security released guidance for individuals seeking to register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Ethiopia’s 18 month designation, which will begin on December 12, 2022 until June 12, 2024. This guidance comes after the DHS announced …
Haiti Extended and Redesignated for Temporary Protected Status
On December 5, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas extended the current Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for another 18 months, beginning February 4, 2023 until August 3, 2024. He also announced the redesignation of Haiti for …
USCIS to Accept Online Filing for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applicants
On November 9, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain individuals seeking to apply for asylum in the United States may now electronically file Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal through …
USCIS Allows More Time to Respond to Certain Requests and Notices
On October 24, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced once again that the agency will allow 60 more days to respond to certain requests or notices issued between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2023. This …
USCIS Removes Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities using Form N-648
On October 19, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released clarifying guidance for applicants with a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment seeking to request for an exception to the English and civics testing requirements. Form …
DHS Reverses Certain Rules for Asylum Applications
On September 22, 2022, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule to restore the regulations for pending asylum applications as they were before August 2020, in line with the February 2022 ruling of Asylumworks et al. v. Mayorkas. …