USCIS is reminding the public that the designations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone terminate effective May 21, 2017.

To provide sufficient time for an orderly transition, the Department of Homeland Security gave beneficiaries under these three designations 8 months advance notice of the expiration by publishing 3...

What Should Haiti Nationals Do Next? For Haitians living in the United States under the Temporary Protected Status granted to Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, there are important changes to be aware of. On May 24, 2017, United States Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly extended...

Why are so many U.S. diplomats in opposition to deportation of TPS recipients?

President Trump continues his seeming quest to deport hundreds of thousands of temporary protected status or TPS recipients. The Trump administration persists in taking such action, despite opposition by several career diplomats. In fact, evidence...

The following guidance was provided by the Department of Homeland Security to ICE Attorneys reviewing the CBP, USCIS, and ICE cases before the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

I. Introduction

What should I do if I am arrested by immigration authorities?

More than 600 people were recently arrested within a one-week span across at least 11 different States. As of now, it is not clear whether the arrests are part of ongoing efforts to arrest undocumented immigrants with criminal convictions or involve...

Congressman Howard Berman (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the "American Dream Act" (Bill H.R.1275) on March 1, 2007 in the House of Representatives to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996...