FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 6, 2022
Legislative Update
- On the Omnibus front, Sens. Thom Tillis and Kyrsten Sinema have leaked a potential DACA/Border fix. It looks like the time to
Kate Kalmykov Presents at AILA RDC Fall Conference in Paris
On Nov. 29, Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, presented on a panel at the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Rome District Chapter –
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GT Immigration Policy Briefings | November 2022
FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 7, 2022
Election Eve and Congress
- Immigration continues to be a key issue in the 2022 mid-term elections. The results of the election could determine
Secretary of Homeland Security Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 Months
On March 3, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an initial period of 18 months.
A country may
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TPS Extensions for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Nov. 1, 2019, the extension of the validity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El
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Extension of El Salvador TPS Wind-Down Through Jan. 4, 2021, Announced
Today, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter a one-year extension (through Jan. 4, 2021) of the wind-down period of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 200,000 El Salvadorians
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Administration Concludes Rulemaking Providing Temporary Protected Status for Syria
As previously reported, the rulemaking extending TPS for Syria has concluded:
| AGENCY: DHS-USCIS | RIN: 1615-ZB72 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: Extension of the Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status | ||
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Administration Extends TPS for Syria
The Department of Homeland Security has announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through March 31, 2021, for approximately 7,000 Syrian nationals legally in the United States.
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House passes TPS for Venezuela
On a second trip to the House floor in a week, HR 549 (the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019) was passed by the House with a bipartisan vote of 272-158.
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Continuation of TPS for Nepal and Honduras
On May 10, USCIS published notice in the Federal Register that DHS will not implement or enforce the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal pending
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