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USCIS Updates CSPA Policy Protecting More Children From Aging Out
Under this new guidance, USCIS will now use the Dates for Filing chart to calculate an applicant’s age for CSPA purposes, which will provide applicants for adjustment of status more certainty about their eligibility to adjust status. If these derivative children are eligible to adjust status because of the change in policy and they have filed for adjustment of status, they will also be eligible to apply for employment and travel authorization based on their pending adjustment of status application.
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 the agency adjudicates their Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, rather than at the time they file their adjustment of status application.
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,
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
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
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
Weekly Immigration News: A Collaborative Effort
As talk of immigration reform circles Washington DC, many tech giants, religious groups, advocacy organizations, and even conservatives, push the Biden administration and congressional leadership
Weekly Immigration News: On the National Budget
There continue to be changes to the United States’ immigration system, especially as President Joe Biden further undoes various Trump-era policies. According to a DHS
Weekly Immigration News: The President’s Plan
President Biden’s plans have continuously been under fire for failing to hold up to public expectation, however, although he has yet to reach the height