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USCIS Updates CSPA Policy Protecting More Children From Aging Out

In some positive news, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual updating when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating...

USCIS Issues New Asylee Adjustment Filing Rules

Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that both asylees and refugees must have been physically present in the United States for one year when...

Biden Announces Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans

In an effort to dissuade people from coming to the border and requesting asylum (or entering unlawfully), the Biden Administration has released plans for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan...

DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status – Afghanistan

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United...

DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine, Sudan, and South Sudan

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. A person granted TPS is allowed to stay in the...

Resources for Afghanistan Refugees and SIV Applicants

We are heartbroken about the situation in Afghanistan right now, especially coming on the heels of decades of colonial occupation and war, and angry at the Biden Administration’s massive...