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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.

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Venezuela expired on July 20, 2022

July 21, 2022

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Venezuela expired on July 20, 2022. Venezuelans and individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela who wish to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the existing designation, including those who were covered under the January 2021 grant of DED, may apply for TPS before the registration period ends Sept. 9, 2022.

DED for Liberia Extended and Expanded, EADs Extended through June 30, 2024

July 07, 2022

President Biden has issued a memorandum extending and expanding eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians. The President also directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide eligible Liberians continued work authorization through June 30, 2024. To this end, eligible Liberians are employment authorized incident to DED.

DHS Secretary Designates Afghanistan for TPS

May 20, 2022

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has designated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective May 20, 2022, through Nov. 20, 2023. Afghan nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan may submit an initial registration application under the Afghanistan TPS designation and apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins May 20, 2022, and ends on Nov. 20, 2023.

Parole Under Uniting for Ukraine

May 09, 2022

This announcement provides information about documentation and the SAVE verification process for individuals paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine, which permits Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members to be considered for parole on a case-by-case basis for up to two years.

DHS Publishes Rule Temporarily Increasing Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and/or EADs for Certain Individuals

May 04, 2022

On May 4, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a temporary final rule (87 FR 26614) to temporarily increase employment authorization and/or the Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) auto-extension period for certain applicants who timely apply to renew their EAD. Specifically, the rule temporarily increases employment authorization and/or the EAD auto-extension period to a maximum of up to 540 days from the expiration date on their EAD. Previously, the EAD auto-extension was only up to 180 days.

DHS Secretary Designates Ukraine for TPS

April 20, 2022

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective April 19, 2022, through Oct. 19, 2023. Ukrainian nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine may submit an initial registration application under the Ukraine TPS designation and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) during the 180-month registration period that begins April 19, 2022, and ends on Oct. 19, 2023.

DHS Secretary Designates Sudan for TPS

April 19, 2022

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan for 18 months, effective April 19, 2022, through Oct. 19, 2023. Sudanese nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan may submit an initial registration application under the Sudan TPS designation and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins April 19, 2022, and ends on Oct. 19, 2023.

USCIS Issues Notices Extending Certain Syria TPS EADs through Sept. 24, 2022

April 05, 2022

USCIS is issuing individual notices to certain TPS Syria beneficiaries whose applications to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), remain pending. These individual notices further extend the validity of their EADs until Sept. 24, 2022. Their current EADs bear an A12 or C19 category and an expiration date of March 31, 2021, Sept. 30, 2019, or March 31, 2018. DHS previously automatically extended EADs with a Sept. 30, 2019, or March 31, 2018, expiration date through a Federal Register notice.

SAVE Fact Sheet - Information for SAVE Users: Cuban-Haitian Entrants

March 18, 2022

SAVE has published an update to its Cuban-Haitian Entrant Fact Sheet to assist SAVE user agencies in verifying when applicants are Cuban-Haitian Entrants. The term “Cuban-Haitian Entrant” relates to benefit eligibility rather than an immigration status. Individuals who meet the definition of a Cuban-Haitian Entrant (CHE) may be eligible for certain public benefits.

USCIS to Issue Individual Notices Extending Certain Somalia TPS EADs through Sept. 12, 2022

March 18, 2022

USCIS will issue individual notices extending the validity of certain Forms I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to the small number of Somalia TPS beneficiaries whose renewal EAD applications remain pending. Their current EADs bear an A12 or C19 category and a September 17, 2021, expiration end date, which DHS previously automatically extended via publication of a Federal Register notice. These individual notices further extend the validity of these EADs until September 12, 2022.

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