TPS for Afghanistan

TIPs: Topline Immigration Policy Updates Contents:TPS for AfghanistanUSCIS Extends Rule for Telephonic Interpreters at Affirmative Asylum InterviewsCDC Terminates Title 42 for Unaccompanied Minors TPS for Afghanistan On March 16, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, announced a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Afghanistan that will become effective upon publication of…

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TPS Ukraine

CNN: TPS for Ukraine announcedTemporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the United States was announced by the federal government following the Russian invasion. About 75,100 Ukrainians could be eligible for TPS, according to a DHS spokesperson.

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TPS for Ukraine

CNN: President Biden asked to offer immigration relief to UkrainiansImmigration advocacy groups, urged the Biden administration to provide Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians living in the United States to protect them from deportation. Anna Gallagher, CLINIC executive director, said that Deferred Enforcement Departure and Special Student Relief should also be extended.

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TPS Haiti

18-Month Designation of TPS for Haiti Published Last Updated August 3, 2021 Topics Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure Key information: Haiti Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, was newly designated for 18 months, from Aug. 3, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2023. All Haitians (whether newly eligible for TPS or a previous TPS holder) must newly apply…

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TPS Somalia

An advance copy was made available of a DHS notice of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension and redesignation of Somalia for 18 months, from September 18, 2021, through March 17, 2023. An advance copy was also made available of a DHS notice suspending certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Somalia (regardless of country…

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Yemen TPS Federal Register Notice Published

The Federal Register Notice for the 18-month extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Yemen, announced July 6, 2021, was published July 9, 2021. Current Yemeni TPS holders, Yemenis who are newly eligible for TPS under the redesignation

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DHS Extends TPS for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador Under Preliminary Injunction

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced actions to comply with the preliminary injunction order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Ramos v. Nielsen. Beneficiaries under the temporary protected status (TPS) designations for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador will retain their TPS while the preliminary injunction remains…

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