U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the agency will extend the initial parole granted to Afghan children under age 14 on 26 September 2023. The extension applies to Afghan children paroled by Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) between 30 July 2021 through 30 September 2022 with an OAR […]
DHS Rescinded Matter of Z-R-Z-C
On 1 July 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (also known as “DHS”) issued a Policy Alert and Policy Memorandum (PM-602-0188). In the Policy Memorandum, the Department of Homeland Security rescinded Matter of Z-R-Z-C as binding authority upon U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Rescinding Matter of Z-R-Z-C affects […]
AILA Advocates to Repeal Matter of Z-R-Z-C
The Administrative Appeals Office issued the Matter of Z-R-Z-C decision on 20 August 2020. This decision decreases green card eligibility for some temporary protected status beneficiaries. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) adopted Matter of Z-R-Z-C as policy guidance for USCIS officers. On 12 May 2022, the American Immigration Lawyers […]
Extensions to Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”)
In response to preliminary injunctions, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced status extensions applying to foreign nationals in temporary protected status (“TPS”). The extensions also apply to employment authorization, I-94 Forms, and I-797 Forms. The extensions for the I-94 and I-797 Forms apply to TPS beneficiaries, who timely […]
Temporary Protected Status
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security authorized temporary protected status for Burmese, Syrians, and Venezuelans a while ago. In early August 2021, the Department of Homeland Security extended the initial registration period for Burmese, Syrian, and Venezuelans eligible to file new applications (I-821 Form) for protected status. Rather than limit […]
Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Nationals
2024 Update Regarding Temporary Protected Status The Department of Homeland Security redesignated temporary protected status for Haitian nationals from 8 August 2024 through 3 February 2026. See 89 Fed. Reg. 54484 (July 1, 2024). For Haiti specific information, applicants may find more information on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’s temporary […]
Refugee Admissions Processing (Priority 2) for Afghan Refugees
The U.S. State Department designated Afghan refugees as eligible for priority 2 (P-2) processing by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The priority 2 designation applies to Afghans, who do not legally qualify for special immigrant visas. The U.S. State Department’s announcement provides guidance as to which Afghans may apply for […]
Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberian Nationals
The Biden Administration extended deferred enforced departure for Liberian nationals. The deferred enforced departure (“DED”) extension also applies to stateless persons who lived in Liberia. DED is extended until 30 June 2022. Employment authorization for DED beneficiaries (A-11 category), expiring on 30 March 2020 or 10 January 2021, is automatically […]
8th Circuit Decision Impacting TPS Beneficiaries
On 27 October 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that a temporary protected status (“TPS”) beneficiary, who entered the U.S. without inspection but later obtained temporary protected status, “shall be considered as being in, and maintaining, lawful status as a nonimmigrant.” For adjustment of […]