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USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 30, 2025, decision to grant DHS’s request to lift an April 14 U.S. district court order halting the Department’s termination of the CHNV program.

With this decision, DHS may proceed with terminating parole granted under the CHNV parole programs and with revoking any employment…

Takeaways

  • As of March 19, 2025, the SSA has paused automatic SSN issuance for many immigrant applicants, including those receiving new work permits and newly naturalized citizens.
  • Affected individuals must now apply in person at SSA offices.
  • Employers should adjust onboarding processes accordingly and educate HR teams to avoid disruptions.

The Social Security Administration (SSA)…

USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025, decision to grant the Justice Department’s emergency request to lift a March 31 California district court order halting DHS’s termination of Venezuela TPS.

The status of work authorization documents and TPS are as follows:

1. For individuals who registered under the 2023…

On June 2, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot invalidate Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) documents, including work authorization documents, issued pursuant to the Biden Administration’s Jan. 17, 2025, 18-month extension of Venezuela TPS. This ruling applies to documents received by beneficiaries on or before…

Cameroon’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation will expire Aug. 3, 2025.

On April 14, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she will not renew Cameroon’s TPS designation.

While the work authorization documents of Cameroonian TPS beneficiaries were not automatically extended beyond Dec. 7, 2024, Cameroonian TPS beneficiaries were eligible for…

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted an April 14, 2025, temporary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) decision to terminate humanitarian parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under the CHNV program. Noem v. Svitlana Doe, et al., No. 24A1079 (May 30, 2025).

 U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s order is…

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s request to lift U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s March 31 order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans.

Under the rescission, announced in a Federal Register Notice on Feb. 5, 2025…

On May 12, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she will not renew Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, meaning that the designation, including work authorization documents, will expire July 12, 2025.

Secretary Noem said, “Afghanistan has had an improved security situation, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevent them…

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued an order on April 14, 2025, blocking DHS’s March 25, 2025, decision to terminate Humanitarian Parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela paroled into the United States under the CHNV program. The judge also certified the case as a class action.

The CHNV program allows approximately…

On Apr. 10, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani stated her intention to block DHS’s Mar. 25, 2025, decision to terminate Humanitarian Parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, also known as the CHNV program. The program allows approximately 450,000 people to live and work legally in the United States. It is…