U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a program to allow certain citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Cuba, and Haiti to be reunited with their family members in the United States while they wait for a green...
On December 8, 2020, USCIS extended the validity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) documents for the following countries: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. Importantly, all work permit (Employment Authorization Documents) and I-94 forms have been automatically extended...
DHS Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen has announced that the Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans on September 9, 2019. TPS was established for El Salvador in 2001 after two major earthquakes devastated the country. The Trump...
On March 6, 2017, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced the automatic extension of work authorization for individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from El Salvador for an additional 180 days, to September 9, 2017. The Secretary had previously extended...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the authority to provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to individuals in the U.S. from countries experiencing issues that make it unsafe for its nationals to return. Issues that may cause DHS to designate...