D&S Immigration Law Blog - Davidson & Seseri

09 April

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USCIS: The Alien Registration Requirement Becomes Effective April 11, 2025

Select a different language: Español | Русский | українська | Türkçe Starting April 11, 2025, the U.S. government requires noncitizens 14 years of age or older who were not registered and fingerprinted (if required) when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer to register with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service before reaching 30 days from their entry into the United States, as detailed at https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration. Those who fail to register timely pertaining to their latest entry into the U.S. may face civil and criminal penalties. The following individuals are...

24 January

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Green Card Expiration Extended by 48 Months for Pending I-751 and I-829 Petitions

USCIS has announced an extension of 4 years beyond Green Card expiration dates for conditional permanent residents who properly file Forms I-751 or I-829....

20 January

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TPS Extended and Redesignated for Somalia

On January 12, 2023, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro N. Mayorkas, announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia is extended a further 18 months from March 18, 2023 through to September 17, 2024. TPS is also redesignated allowing additional Somali nationals (or those with no nationality that last habitually resided in Somalia) residing in the United States as of January 11, 2023, to initially apply for TPS if they meet all eligibility requirements. The Extension and redesignation of TPS to Somalia is due to ongoing and worsening conditions of armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary...

10 January

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New DHS Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans Allows Work Authorization

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 5, 2023, a safe and lawful way for qualifying people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela with U.S-based supporters to obtain Work authorization to travel by air to temporarily reside in the United States. This humanitarian program is an expansion of the process introduced to Venezuelans in October 2022, based on the Uniting for Ukraine program. Individuals arriving under this new process may also be eligible for work authorization. Since January 6, 2023, DHS strongly encourages Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans seeking entry in the U.S. who do not have and are...

22 December

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