Category: TPS, NACARA, U Visas, VAWA

TPS Extension published in Federal Register July 2010 – Ricky Malik, Esq.

From the Federal Register: “This Notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months from its current expiration date of September 9, 2010, through March 9, 2012. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of El Salvador (or aliens having no nationality who last […]

Temporary Protected Status is a humanitarian benefit provided by the Department of Homeland Security to nationals and citizens of a foreign country due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. Immigration recently granted and continues to […]

USCIS released guidance on how to apply for Late TPS in a question & answer format.  The relevant sections are as follows: Q1.  Can a someone who was in the United States when their country was first designated for TPS, register for TPS now? Yes, late initial registration is available in limited circumstances if you: are a national of the […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through Jan. 5, 2012, to eligible nationals of Honduras and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras.  This extension does not apply to Hondurans who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998. Certain nationals of Honduras who have not previously applied […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through Jan. 5, 2012, to eligible nationals of Nicaragua and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Nicaragua.  This extension does not apply to Nicaraguans who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998. Certain nationals of Nicaragua who have not previously applied […]