Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for Liberians

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)  announced its intention to automatically extend employment authorization for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through March 31, 2012. USCIS’s announcement follows President Obama’s announcement of his decision to extend DED through March 31, 2013, for qualified Liberians and those persons without nationality...
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USCIS Reminds Haitian Nationals to File for TPS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds eligible nationals of Haiti (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) to file for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS was originally designated for Haiti in January 2010 in response to a catastrophic earthquake that devastated that country. The current 18-month extension of TPS for Haiti will remain in effect...
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Salvadorans Provided with Interim EADs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that some existing Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will receive interim Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) during the continued processing of their re-registration applications. USCIS mailed approximately 4,500 EADs, to be delivered no later than March 9, 2011, to Salvadorans who have not yet received a...
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USCIS Extends TPS for Somalia

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced  that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Somalia from the current expiration of March 17, 2011 through the new expiration date of Sept. 17, 2012. Under the extension, individuals who have been granted TPS are eligible to re-register and maintain their status...
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USCIS Extends TPS for Nicaragua

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Nicaragua from the current expiration of Jul. 5, 2010 to the new expiration date of Jan. 5, 2012. Under the extension, individuals who have been granted TPS are eligible to re-register and maintain their status for an additional 18 months provided they remain...
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USCIS Extends TPS for Honduras

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras from the current expiration of Jul. 5, 2010 to the new expiration date of Jan. 5, 2012. Under the extension, individuals who have been granted TPS are eligible to re-register and maintain their status for an ...
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