The Temporary Protective Status “TPS” extension issued on January 10, 2025 has been cancelled effective February 3, 2025. The 2023 TPS registration period expires on April 2, 2025.
The Secretary of Homeland Security must determine, by February 1, 2025, whether to extend or terminate the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation and must also determine, by July 12, 2025, whether to extend or terminate the 2021 Venezuela TPS designation.
USCIS will not accept any new TPS re-registration applications or associated work permits. For applications for re-registration already filed will not be processed and refunds issued for fees paid. Work permits issued with October 2, 2026 expiration dates will be invalidated.
The final day for unaccompanied minors to file for asylum as a member of the class action is Monday February 24, 2025
You are part of the Class covered by the Settlement Agreement (“Class Member”) if, on or before February 24, 2025, you (1) were determined to be an Unaccompanied Child; (2) filed an asylum application that was pending with USCIS; (3) on the date you filed your asylum application with USCIS, you were 18 years of age or older, or you had a parent or legal guardian in the United States who is available to provide care and physical custody; and (4) have not received an adjudication from USCIS on the merits of your asylum application.
Some individuals who were previously determined to be Unaccompanied Children but have not yet filed for asylum with USCIS can become Class Members if they file an asylum application with USCIS on or before February 24, 2025, and meet the other requirements described above
On December 4, 2020, a Federal Judge required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to begin accepting new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), as well as remedying the recent one-year grants of DACA. Effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is:
• Accepting first-time applications for consideration of DACA;
• Accepting DACA renewal requests based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017;
• Accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the DACA policy prior to September 5, 2017; and
• Extending one-year grants of deferred action and employment authorization under DACA to two years.
For more information to see if you are eligible to apply for DACA, see Deferred Action, or contact our office for a consultation, 610-436-7555.
On July 29, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule which expands the current provisional waiver process. When the provisional waiver process was established in 2013, only immediate relatives of U.S. citizens were eligible to seek a stateside provisional waiver before departing the United States for the processing of their immigrant visas. Otherwise, the waiver was applied for and processed while the applicant was outside of the U.S. The new rule, which goes into effect on Aug. 29, 2016, will now include certain individuals who are family members of lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and who are statutorily eligible for immigrant visas, to apply for an unlawful presence waiver before leaving the U.S.
The provisional waiver process is intended to promote family unity by reducing the time that individuals are separated from their family members while they complete immigration processing abroad. To qualify for a provisional waiver, applicants must have an approved family petition and establish that their U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouses or parents would experience “extreme hardship” if the applicants are not allowed to return to the United States.
USCIS also announced it expects to update its Policy Manual to provide guidance on how USCIS makes “extreme hardship” determinations. This information should be available in the coming weeks.
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