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English El 25 de marzo de 2025, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) publicará un aviso indicando que está terminando el programa de parole para los extranjeros inadmisibles de Cuba, Haití, Nicaragua y Venezuela (CHNV) y sus familiares inmediatos. La terminación del parole CHNV se espera que sea publicada el 25 de marzo de 2025 […]
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English Una de las muchas órdenes ejecutivas emitidas por el presidente Trump en sus primeros días en el cargo incluyó una directiva al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) para hacer cumplir una sección de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad (INA) que requiere que algunos extranjeros se registren con el gobierno federal. El nuevo requisito […]
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Español One of the many Executive Orders issued by President Trump in his first days in office included a directive to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that requires some foreign nationals register with the federal government. The new requirement will affect certain non-U.S. […]
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As of February 2025, significant changes have occurred regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals residing in the United States. TPS is a humanitarian program that allows individuals from designated countries experiencing severe conditions to remain and work legally in the U.S. On January 17, 2025, the former Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas […]
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On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. DHS designates certain countries for TPS where ongoing extraordinary and temporary conditions in their home country (often armed conflict or natural disaster) prevent nationals from returning safely […]
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Under the H-1B Modernization and Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Rule published on December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) codified its current deference policy for nonimmigrant petitions. Under U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) policy, when a nonimmigrant petition involves the same parties and the same underlying facts, USCIS adjudicators should generally defer to […]
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, Haiti, and Ethiopia. These changes aim to provide essential protection and opportunities for those fleeing conflict and instability in their home countries. This article will provide information on TPS in general and these recent updates. What […]
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On January 31, 2024, USCIS published a fee rule, increasing the fees on most applications, adding an Asylum Program fee for certain applications, and creating a fee structure for certain employment-based applications, based on the type of organization or the size of the organization. These new fees took effect on April 1, 2024, and can […]
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Every individual applying for lawful permanent residency or immigrant visa in the United States is required to establish that an applicant is not inadmissible to the U.S. on public health grounds. People inside the United States, seeking lawful permanent residency through the process of adjustment of status before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), […]
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We are fast approaching the time of year when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts its annual lottery to assign the limited number of H-1B visas available for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1. USCIS has yet to announce the filings dates for this year’s lottery process, but we anticipate that […]
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On December 04, 2020, a U.S. District Court in the state of New York ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully reinstate the DACA Program. The order, which was effective immediately, requires DHS to start accepting new initial DACA applications, issue work permits with a validity period of two years, and allow DACA […]
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On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule on the USCIS fee schedule, which includes a major restructuring of the filing fees for processing applications and benefits with the agency. While the administration has many adjustments to the filing fees for processing […]
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