DHS, July 19, 2021 "Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This extension and re-designation will be in effect from September... Read More
DHS, July 6, 2021 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This extension and re-designation will be in effect from September 4, 2021... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, June 14, 2021 "On June 7, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Sanchez v. Mayorkas , holding that a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) does not constitute an admission under INA § 245(a) for purposes of adjustment... Read More
Sanchez v. Mayorkas "Petitioner Jose Santos Sanchez entered this country unlawfully from El Salvador. Years later, because of unsafe living conditions in that country, the Government granted him Temporary Protected Status (TPS), entitling him to... Read More
DHS, May 22, 2021 - "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This new TPS designation enables Haitian nationals (and individuals without nationality... Read More
Former BIA Chair Paul Schmidt tells it like it is with respect to Sanchez v. Mayorkas , set for oral argument at the Supreme Court on Monday, Apr. 19, 2021. For a deep dive, here's David A. Martin's essay . Issue: Whether, under 8 U.S.C. §... Read More
April 19, 2021 is the big day. Here is a link to all the briefs. Here is a link to "The Attack on TPS," by David Wilson and Kelsey Friberg, Dec. 31, 2020. And here is a link to "Their Lawsuit Prevented 400,000 Deportations. Now It’s... Read More
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 03/19/2021 "Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Syria... Read More
DHS, Mar. 12, 2021 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is designating Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This new designation of Burma for TPS enables Burmese nationals (and individuals without nationality... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 "Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS... Read More
DHS, Mar. 8, 2021 "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... Read More
DHS, Jan. 29, 2021 "Today, DHS Acting Secretary Pekoske announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. This action enables over 6,700 eligible Syrian nationals (and individuals... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 9, 2020 "Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces actions to ensure its continued compliance with the preliminary injunction orders of the U.S. District Court... Read More
Matter of Padilla Rodriguez, 28 I&N Dec. 164 (BIA 2020) (1) Where the temporary protected status (“TPS”) of an alien who was previously present in the United States without being admitted or paroled is terminated, the alien remains inadmissible... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 "Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of South Sudan for Temporary... Read More