DHS Issues Memo on Guidelines for ICE and CBP Enforcement in or Near Protected Areas
DHS issued a memo on ICE and CBP enforcement in or near protected areas, stating that enforcement actions should not restrain a noncitizen’s access to…
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DHS formally bans separations for illicit border crossings.
DHS officials formally banned separating children from parents who are caught illegally crossing U.S. border, as part of an effort by the Biden administration to…
ICE rescinds civil penalties for failure to depart.
DHS announced that ICE has rescinded two delegation orders related to the collection of civil financial penalties for noncitizens who fail to depart the U.S.…
DHS announces continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
USCIS announced that DHS is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove the International Entrepreneur (IE) program from DHS regulations. The IE parole…
DHS Ratifies Rule Removing 30-Day EAD Processing Requirement for Asylum Applicants
DHS issued a statement noting that Secretary Mayorkas has ratified a rule that removes the 30-day EAD processing requirement for asylum applicants. This ratification covers only the timeline…
DHS Announces 22,000 Additional H-2B Visas
DHS announced a supplemental increase of 22,000 visas for the H-2B visa program. The additional visas will be made available in the coming months via a…
Mayorkas fires almost every member of DHS advisory council.
Over the weekend, DHS Secretary Mayorkas fired most of the members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The HSAC is made up of 30 members…
DHS and DOS Reopen the Central American Minors Program
DOS announced that DHS and DOS have initiated phase one of reinstituting the Central American Minors (CAM) program to reunite qualified Central American children with their…
DHS Begins Processing Individuals in Mexico with Active MPP Cases
DHS is beginning to process individuals in Mexico who are enrolled in the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) https://brian-d-lerner-blog.com/tag/appeal-asylum/ https://brian-d-lerner-blog.com/tag/asylum/ https://californiaimmigration.us/how-to-apply-for-political-asylum/ https://brian-d-lerner-blog.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/
DHS Secretary Designates Burma for TPS for 18 Months
DHS Secretary Mayorkas designated Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Individuals who can demonstrate continuous residence in the United States as of March 11,…
SCIS Publishes Final Rule Restoring Previous Public Charge Regulations
USCIS published a final rule, effective March 9, 2021, removing from the Code of Federal Regulations the regulatory text that DHS promulgated in the August 2019 public…