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DHS Designates Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

On May 22, 2021, The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This designation allows eligible Haitian nationals and residents currently living in the United States as of May 21, 2021 to file initial applications for TPS. Secretary Mayorkas said that Haiti is going through a humanitarian […]

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Venezuela Designated for Temporary Protected Status

On March 8, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas designated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, until September 2022. The designation applies to Venezuelan nationals and those who last resided in that country and are now currently residing within the U.S. As long as such individuals meet other TPS eligibility requirements, they may

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DACA Is Back

On his first day in the Oval Office, President Biden signed an executive order to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. Thanks to this memo, the secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General will recommit to DACA after years of challenges from the Trump Administration. Just over a

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DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status to October 2021 for Six Countries

Like many other countries, the United States offers several forms of humanitarian relief for individuals who have fled dangerous conditions in their home countries. One of these types of relief is called Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS is a program that allows individuals from designated countries to reside in the U.S. because they would face extreme hardship

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DACA Accepting Initial Requests for First Time Since 2017

2017 was the beginning of a 3-year attempt by the Trump administration to eliminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths from deportation. In addition to removal defense, DACA provides work authorization, Social Security numbers, and access to Medicare. Status is temporary, but recipients can renew it for two

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USCIS Fee Increases Effective October 2, 2020

On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized changes to the fees U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charges for various immigration applications. In sum, DHS is increasing fees drastically, adding a new $50 fee for asylum applications, limiting fee waivers, slightly discounting fees for forms currently available for online filing, and

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