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09/19/2024

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08/26/2024

U.S. ambassador Yohannes Abraham to lead Harris presidential transition team

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign team has chosen U.S. Ambassador Yohannes Abraham to lead the presidential transition team. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist h...

07/18/2024

Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status

Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and redesignating Yemen for TPS for 18 months, beginning on September 4, 2024, and ending on...

07/12/2024

USCIS Announces New FY 2024 Funding Opportunity Under the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the opening of the application period for the Citizenship and Integration Training Academy (CITA), a new funding opportunity under the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program.

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July!

07/04/2024

USCIS Extends EADs under TPS Designations of Five Countries
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status

06/22/2024

DHS Announces New Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced actions to promote family unity in the immigration process, consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to keeping families together.

04/14/2024

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension and redesignation for Ethiopians
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/15/2024-07643/extension-and-redesignation-of-ethiopia-for-temporary-protected-status #:~:text=SUMMARY%3A,ending%20on%20December%2012%2C%202025.

04/14/2024

Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status or 18 months, from June 13, 2024, to December 12, 2025.

06/22/2023

"There has been an immediate reduction in encounters at the border,” said a top DHS official in a court filing.

06/07/2021

Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status. Justice Elena Kagan writing for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently.

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temp...

05/29/2021