Posted on September 15, 2023
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left a trail of destruction that devastated and claimed lives and infrastructure across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. As a result of the storms, many immigrants were left in limbo, struggling to cope with lost or destroyed documents crucial to their immigration cases. They faced abuses by unscrupulous employers and fraudulent immigration law practitioners who charged large sums of money for false hope.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced several Temporary Protected Status updates in recent weeks. This article summarizes notable developments.
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BIA has held in a conclusory decision that, where the Department of Homeland Security elects to place individuals apprehended near the border in full removal proceedings under INA § 240 and then releases them, that release is a conditional parole pursuant to INA § 236(a)(2)(B) rather than humanitarian parole pursuant to INA § 212(d)(5).
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Yesterday, the Biden administration announced an 18-month extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. This will give approximately 70,000 Afghans residing in the United States the freedom to live and work legally in the United States through May 20, 2025, and also allow those who entered the country more recently to receive vital protection.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced an 18-month extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela for those who entered the country prior to July 31, 2023. This announcement will provide temporary protection from deportation and work authorization for an additional 472,000 Venezuelans, and extended protection for about 242,700 existing beneficiaries.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – Yesterday, Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that the Biden administration’s 2022 Final Rule codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful. While Judge Hanen did not order the termination of the program or its benefits at this time, the ruling puts the program in jeopardy long-term and threatens the safety and security of approximately half a million U.S.
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