Special Immigration Programs

TPS for Syria extended

An 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status was announced today for Syria. According to the Department of Homeland Security, this…

4 years ago

Mendez Rojas settlement agreement finalized on the one year filing deadline for asylum

USCIS posted a notice on the final settlement agreement reached in the Mendez Rojas v. Wolf class action. This lawsuit…

4 years ago

BIA issues new decision, Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021)

The Board of Immigration Appeals published a new decision on January 28, 2021, titled Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec.…

4 years ago

Reinstatement of deferred enforced departure for Liberians

USCIS has published a notice regarding the reinstatement of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians. On January 20, 2021, President…

4 years ago

New decision in Matter of A-B- issued by the Attorney General, 28 I&N Dec. 199

In the last days of the Trump Administration, the Attorney General released a new opinion titled Matter of A-B-, 28…

4 years ago

DHS asylum rule enjoined by federal lawsuit in Pangea v. DHS

US District Court Judge James Donato enjoined a sweeping federal regulation which would undercut the US asylum system on January…

4 years ago

USCIS posts notice on the extension of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program

USCIS issued an email notice of the extension of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) program. This program was extended…

4 years ago

Senate passes spending bill with COVID relief and immigration program extensions

With the House of Representatives and Senate passing H.R. 133, the bill now awaits the signature of the President, who…

4 years ago

DHS to publish new asylum regulations December 11, 2020

The US Department of Homeland Security has prepared a new final rule to be published on December 11, 2020. This…

4 years ago

USCIS continues to extend TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a Federal Register notice extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the validity of TPS-related…

4 years ago