Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 1,250 Yemeni beneficiaries. This extension is somewhat unique in that (1) Yemen is one of seven countries listed in the travel ban and (2) this extension goes against the current trend of not extending TPS for … Continue Reading
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) automatically extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras for six months through a notice published in the Federal Register. This was an automatic extension given that DHS did not make a decision on Honduras’ designation that was set to expire. Current beneficiaries of TPS under Honduras’ designation … Continue Reading
In June 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal on environmental disaster grounds due to conditions resulting from a severe earthquake in the country in April 2015. On Oct. 26, 2016, DHS extended TPS for eligible nationals of Nepal for an additional 18 months, effective Dec. 26, 2016 … Continue Reading
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it was designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals currently living in the United States for an 18-month period. Nepal’s TPS designation is effective from June 24, 2015 to December 24, 2016. DHS took this action after Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson determined the conditions … Continue Reading
As published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2015, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation was extended for Somalian nationals currently living in the United States. Somalia’s TPS extension and re-designation is for an additional 18 months, from September 15, 2015 through March 17, 2017. This action was taken after the Secretary of Homeland Security … Continue Reading
Earlier this week, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced extensions of immigration benefits to Syrian nationals currently living in the United States. Specifically, DHS announced the extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria for an additional 18 months, through September 30, 2016. DHS also announced the extension … Continue Reading
The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced last week that he will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to eligible nationals of Nicaragua and Honduras for an additional 18 months. The extension is effective from January 6, 2015 through July 5, 2016. In general terms, the TPS designation may be extended to a foreign country by the … Continue Reading
As reported in the Federal Register, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations were extended for Sudan and South Sudan for 18 months, from November 3, 2014 to to May 2, 2016. Applicants who were previously granted TPS status under the 2011 South Sudan designation or 2013 re-designation must apply between September 2, 2014 and November 3, … Continue Reading
