On July 31, a federal judge in the Northern District of California postponed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua to November 18, 2025. The TPS designation for Nepal had been…
Starting July 22, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting several of the new USCIS fees enacted by the budget reconciliation bill (H.R.1) passed by Congress in early July, according to an advance copy of the Federal Register (FR) notice. The notice…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras and Nicaragua, but will provide a 60-day transition period, according to advance copies of Federal Register notices scheduled for publication tomorrow. TPS designations for both countries expired…
Earlier this week, federal district judge in New York ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem’s February decision to truncate the 2024 extension of Haiti Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 18 months to 12 months exceeded her authority, and on…
Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS for Haiti. TPS for Haiti expires on August 3, 2025 and beneficiaries will be granted a transition period, through September 2, 2025. An advance copy of the Federal Register notice to be…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal. According to the Federal Register notice, TPS for Nepal expires on June 24, 2025, and beneficiaries will be granted a 60-day transition period, through 11:59 pm…
On May 30, a California federal district court has temporarily preserved the status and rights of Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders who were issued employment authorization documents (EADs), Form I-797 notices of action, and Forms I-94 with an October…
Late Monday, a federal judge in the Northern District of California granted plaintiffs’ motion to postpone Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to vacate a January 2025 extension of the 2023 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation and her later…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has partially vacated the Biden administration’s June 2024 decision to extend and redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, reducing the extension and redesignation period from 18 months to 12 months. According to an advance copy of…
The Department of Homeland Security is terminating the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela, according to an advance copy of a Federal Register notice that will be published on February 5 and take effect 60 days later. Under the notice,…