- USCIS has confirmed its Dec. 2 policy memo, which listed only a narrow set of applications, was not exhaustive and that it has
Parole / Advance Parole
USCIS Announces Reduction of EAD Validity Period for Foreign Nationals in Certain Categories
By Eric S. Hause on
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USCIS Issues Updated Guidance on Terminated CHNV Program Following SCOTUS Decision
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…
Humanitarian Parole Uncertainty: SCOTUS Halts CHNV Program, While Lower Court Orders Continued Processing for CHNV, Afghans, Ukrainians
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…
USCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period
USCIS issued a grace period on March 8, 2025, for the dozen updated immigration forms it released in February and March 2025 and made effective immediately. These forms include the N-400 for naturalization, I-485 for adjustment of status, and I-131 for travel documents. Applicants may use the previous editions until the specified grace period ends.…
Advance Parole Process Unaffected by Trump EO, But Confusion + Delay Expected Anyway
Humanitarian parole programs for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have been cancelled by President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on Securing Our Borders. USCIS’s Uniting for Ukraine application process has also been paused. To date, although it has been reported that Afghan refugees have been removed from flight manifests, the Afghan parole program…
TPS for Lebanese Nationals Now Official Through May 27, 2026
By Michael H. Neifach on
In October, DHS announced that Lebanese nationals would be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). On Nov. 27, 2024, that became official. TPS has been granted for 18 months, from Nov. 27, 2024, through May 27, 2026.
Individuals who are otherwise eligible must have been residing in the United States since Oct. 16, 2024, and…
DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen to Mar. 3, 2026
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen has been extended and redesignated for 18 months from Sept. 4, 2024 until Mar. 3, 2026. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the extension and re-designation have been granted due to the continuing conflict in Yemen. Yemen is now in the tenth year of…
New Protections for Foreign National Spouses of U.S. Citizens Announced
By Amy L. Peck, Michael H. Neifach & Otieno B. Ombok on
President Joe Biden announced protections for undocumented foreign national spouses of U.S. citizens who have lived in the United States for 10 years without a legal immigration status. This will protect approximately 500,000 such spouses from deportation and fear of deportation. The program is expected to launch by summer’s end.
This comes on the 12…
USCIS Issues Employment Authorization Procedures for Palestinians on Deferred Enforced Departure
On April 12, 2024, USCIS issued a Federal Register notice establishing procedures for Palestinians eligible for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) valid through Aug. 13, 2025. President Joe Biden had announced in February 2024 DED for up to 18 months through Aug. 13, 2025, for Palestinians who had been…