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 In the Policy Memorandum, the Department of Homeland Security rescinded Matter of Z-R-Z-C as binding authority upon U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”).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 […]
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 […]
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 […]