Dear Stakeholder:
USCIS invites you to participate in a teleconference on Thursday, June 9, from 3-4 p.m. Eastern about the extensions of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras and Nicaragua. We will provide information about the extensions of the TPS designations and then answer non-case specific questions.
USCIS used to automatically stop the accrual of days on an asylum applicant's Employment Authorization Document (EAD) clock when the applicant filed a Form AR-11, Change of Address.
Over the past few days, many of you probably heard that the Obama Administration is launching a new round of immigration raidstargeting Central American women and children. The CARA Pro Bono Project staff have already begun to meet with families with final orders who were transferred to Dilley, Texas, over the past few days, and we will continue to monitor and report on the types of cases we see.
Texas is leading 26 states dominated by Republicans in challenging the programs that Obama announced in 2014 and that have been put on hold by lower courts.
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Sudan’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional 18 months due to the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Sudan that prevent its nationals from safely returning. The extended designation is effective May 3, 2016, through November 2, 2017.
Emergency rulings reveal indefensible deportation strategy for vulnerable Central American families
January 13, 2016
This Bulletin explains how the Asylum Division has prioritized the adjudication of affirmative applications for asylum. On December 26, 2014, we began prioritizing asylum applications for interview scheduling as follows:
Initial December 24 and 25 media reports of the planned roundups:
On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a series of administrative reforms of immigration policy, collectively called the Immigration Accountability Executive Action. The centerpiece of these reforms is an expansion of the current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) initiative for the parents of U.S citizens and lawful permanent residents who meet certain criteria.
Travel to U.S. Territories such as the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by people who have been granted deferred status by USCIS is similar to travel to any one of the 50 states. However, we strongly recommend that you carry your USCIS documents showing deferred status with you in order to facilitate your ability to return to your residence. Please note that depending on the location of your travels, you may be subject to certain processes, including customs inspections.
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, lawmakers have proposed restricting our U.S. refugee resettlement program. Take action and urge your member of Congress to oppose such proposals, and continue to protect Syrian and all refugees.
USCIS intends to revise its Policy Manual with respect to this issue, and has prepared a draft () for comment. The comment period expires in just 10 days, Nov 23rd. Here’s a link to the USCIS webpage: https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/feedback-opportunities/policy-manual-comment. Email your comments to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This USCIS draft policy memo provides guidance on the role and use of interpreters who appear before USCIS during certain interviews conducted in domestic field offices. This draft memo does not apply to asylum, credible fear, reasonable fear, or refugee interviews, or interviews conducted at a USCIS overseas office, among others. Further, it does not apply to translators. Comments are due by December 21, 2015.
Many nonlawyers are unqualified to guide an alien through the immigration system. Some practice law with good intentions, while others do so unscrupulously. Nevertheless, the net effect of the unauthorized practice of immigration law is a negative one. See Margaret Mikyung Lee, Cong. Research Serv., R40822, Legal Ethics in Immigration Matters: Legal Representation and Unauthorized Practice of Law 1 (Sept. 18, 2009) (“The unauthorized practice of law by persons who are not attorneys, ineffective
Check out some of the ongoing litigation efforts against CBP and get inspired to bring your own challenge at:
Humanitarian parole is used sparingly to bring someone who is otherwise inadmissible into the United States for a temporary period of time due to a compelling emergency.
If you are an El Salvador Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiary who requested a new work permit, and your request has been pending 90 days or more, USCIS will automatically issue you a 180-day Employment Authorization Document (EAD).
