On October 3, 2018, California U.S. District Judge Edward Chen granted a preliminary injunction in the case of Ramos v. Nielsen, preventing the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (scheduled to end on 9/9/19), Haiti (7/22/19), Nicaragua (1/5/19), and Sudan (11/2/18). The injunction remains in place until the Court lifts it or the lawsuit ends.
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DHS Extends TPS for Haiti
DHS announced that it is extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Haiti who already hold TPS. TPS allows qualifying individuals to remain and work lawfully in the United States until conditions in their home countries improve. The new extension allows qualifying individuals from Haiti to reapply for TPS and work authorization that will…
Hunton & Williams’s Haiti Earthquake Advocacy Honored with 2011 National Law Journal Pro Bono Award
By Suzan Kern & Ian P. Band on
Posted in Humanitarian Relief, TPS
Hunton & Williams LLP has received The National Law Journal’s 2011 Pro Bono Award, recognizing six law firms that “best reflect the pro bono tradition” The firm was lauded as one of three law firms that led the profession’s response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Representing Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, a Hunton &…
USCIS Announces Procedures for Adoptions of Haitian Orphans by U.S. Parents
By Suzan Kern on
Posted in Humanitarian Relief
USCIS recently announced how the agency will implement the Help HAITI Act of 2010, which authorizes lawful permanent resident status (a “green card”) for orphaned children from Haiti who were paroled into the United States after the January 12, 2010, earthquake under the “Haitian Orphan Parole Program.”
USCIS Extends Deadline for Haitians To Register for Temporary Protected Status
By Ian P. Band on
Posted in TPS
On July 13, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that Haitians who qualify for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) now have until January 18, 2011, to register. The previous registration deadline was July 20, 2010. For additional information on Haiti TPS and related advocacy efforts, see “Coalition of US Charities Launches Efforts To Support…