On February 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register partially vacating the July 1, 2024 extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more
2/24/2025
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On February 5, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register terminating the 2023 redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued more than 45 Executive Orders, many of which contain directives related to immigration. The immigration team at Nilan Johnson Lewis will be monitoring updates related...more
1/23/2025
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Through Federal Register notice, The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is extending the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and redesignating Haiti for TPS for 18 months, beginning on August 4,...more
On June 20, 2024, USCIS announced that they are extending the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the designations of El Salvador,...more
On April 8, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Temporary Final Rule increasing the automatic extension period for expiring Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) of renewal applicants who have filed Form...more
At the beginning of each federal fiscal year (October), the Department of State conducts a lottery called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. If a person is selected, they are eligible to submit an application for permanent...more
There are several important changes to the I-9 process that all employers should be aware of. The immigration team at Nilan Johnson Lewis has prepared the following summary below...more
UPDATE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted an additional extension of the I-9 remote document inspection flexibility policy until July 31, 2023. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is encouraging...more