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President Biden Issues a Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

President Biden issued a Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians to the secretaries of state and homeland security that defers through June 30, 2026, the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who is present in the United States and who was under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) as of June 30, 2024. It also defers the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who has been continuously physically present in the United States since May 20, 2017. In addition, President Biden continued through June 30, 2026, employment authorization for individuals included in these categories. We will publish a Federal Register notice as soon as possible to implement the president’s memorandum.

TPS for South Sudan Redesignated and Extended for 18 Months

March 04, 2022

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan for 18 months, from May 3, 2022 through Nov. 3, 2023. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register March 3, 2022 through May 3, 2022. South Sudanese nationals and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation for TPS for South Sudan and apply for an EAD between March 3, 2022 and Nov. 3, 2023.

SAVE Records Disposal

February 04, 2022

Beginning May 7, 2022, USCIS will dispose of SAVE records 10 years old and older, which are those dated on or before Dec. 31, 2011. SAVE user agencies will have until April 30, 2022, to download case information from the Historic Records Report if they want to retain information about these SAVE cases.

Information for SAVE Users: Afghan Arrival Categories, Documentation, and SAVE Responses

January 28, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security is leading and coordinating ongoing efforts across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan for the past two decades, as they safely resettle in the United States. These Afghan arrivals generally fall within one of four categories that are eligible for resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Updated REAL ID FAQs – Eligibility of Afghan Parolees for a REAL ID Driver’s License or Identification Card

December 22, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security has revised its REAL ID frequently asked questions webpage to include a new section regarding eligibility of Afghan parolees for a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card. You can find the newly revised REAL ID frequently asked questions info by visiting https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs.

SAVE Customer Support Temporarily Unavailable

November 24, 2021

In addition to the federal holiday on November 25, SAVE Program Customer Support will be unavailable on Friday, November 26, and will resume normal business operations November 29. The SAVE system will remain available for regular use.

DHS Secretary Implements Deferred Enforced Departure for Hong Kong

October 20, 2021

On Aug. 5, 2021, President Biden issued a memo to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas directing him to implement Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for certain Hong Kong residents through Feb. 5, 2023. Once a covered individual receives a DED EAD with a Category Code of A11, they may present it to show they are authorized to work and that they are eligible for certain benefits.

TPS for Syria EADs Automatically Extended through March 28, 2022

September 28, 2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under TPS for Syria with a Category Code of A12 or C19 through March 28, 2022. TPS Syria beneficiaries may provide their expiring EAD with a Category code of A-12 or C-19 along with an individual notice issued by USCIS that they received in the mail, which automatically extends their EAD through March 28, 2022. SAVE will be able to verify the continuation of an applicant's TPS using this notice along with their alien or I–94 number. You may need to perform additional verification steps to confirm the applicant's TPS. For up-to-date information, please check https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status or call the USCIS TPS Hotline at 202-272-1533 (please note that this is not a toll-free number).

Afghan Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Resident Status and Non-SI Parolees

September 23, 2021

SAVE is publishing this announcement to supplement its August 2021 announcement regarding Afghan special immigrant (SI) lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and parolees. While some Afghans will continue to be admitted as SI LPRs or provided SI parole, DHS recently started admitting a third category: SI conditional permanent residents (CPRs). In addition, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is allowing certain Afghans to enter the United States in a fourth category: non-SI parolee.

Continuation of Documentation for TPS Beneficiaries for Six Countries; Documents Automatically Extended Through Dec. 31, 2022

September 09, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today published a Federal Register notice extending the validity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan. The notice automatically extends through Dec. 31, 2022, the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Forms I-797, Notice of Action; and Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (collectively known as TPS-related documentation) for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for these six countries. The notice also provides instructions for beneficiaries who wish to request a new EAD with a Dec. 31, 2022, expiration date.

Afghan Special Immigrant Parolee and Lawful Permanent Resident Status

August 12, 2021

On July 30, 2021, the President announced that the first flight of Operation Allies Refuge had arrived in the United States, carrying Afghans who are eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV), including family members. These individuals and future arrivals that are part of this operation will have a special immigrant Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status or special immigrant parole that meets the special immigrant requirement for certain government benefits.

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