Afghanistan

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 States as of March 15, 2022, will be eligible for TPS. “This TPS designation will help to protect Afghan nationals who have already been living in the United States from returning to unsafe conditions. Under this designation, TPS will also...

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 failure to do anything remotely helpful for thousands of displaced persons. We are working to ensure that the Biden Administration grants TPS to Afghanistan so that persons residing in the United States are not removed to a country that is...