Labrada Dumé & Associates - NYC

09/21/2023

TPS for Venezuelans Extended and Amplified!

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, due to extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela that prevent individuals from safely returning.

10/18/2022

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03/04/2022

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/secretary-mayorkas-designates-ukraine-for-temporary-protected-status-for-18-months

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.

06/18/2021

https://nypost.com/2021/06/17/biden-changes-rules-to-open-more-pathways-for-migrants/

The Biden administration this week changed immigration policies to allow children from Central American countries to fly to the US on taxpayer dime.

06/07/2021

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/556946-biden-gives-ice-attorneys-more-discretion-to-drop-immigration-cases

The Biden administration is giving immigration prosecutors more discretion over which cases to pursue or even drop, a move that could limit the new cases funneling into the overwhelmed immigration court system.

06/07/2021

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/06/07/supreme-court-limits-green-card-path-for-tps-holders/

The court ruled even with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), some immigrants can't pursue green cards if they first entered the US unlawfully.

03/08/2021

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/08/secretary-mayorkas-designates-venezuela-temporary-protected-status-18-months

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, until September 2022. This new designation of TPS for Venezuela enables Venezuelan nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Venezuela) currently...

02/24/2021

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-visas-idUSKBN2AO2YJ

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the United States.

01/20/2021

https://thehill.com/latino/534950-white-house-approves-deferred-deportations-for-venezuelans

The White House approved the deferral of deportations for some Venezuelans in an 11th hour decision before President Trump leaves office.

01/19/2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-immigration-plan/2021/01/18/f0526824-59a8-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html

The effort would allow millions of immigrants here to start on a path to citizenship and expand refugee admissions as well as deploy technology to guard the border.

12/05/2020

New DACA applications may now be submitted:)

Up to 300,000 additional undocumented immigrants could be allowed to apply for protection from deportation under a new court ruling. President Trump had sought to cancel the program.