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The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted an April 14, 2025, temporary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) decision to terminate humanitarian parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued an order on April 14, 2025, blocking DHS’s March 25, 2025, decision to terminate Humanitarian Parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela paroled into the...more
President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office is expected to reshape U.S. policies related to immigration. Many of those changes will impact U.S. employers, even those without employees on work visas. Here are the top...more
On Monday, January 20, President-elect Trump will take office for his second term. Immigration practitioners take some level of comfort in having already dealt with four years of a Trump presidency. However, rhetoric from the...more
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban overthrew the Afghan government shortly after the United States announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. In the weeks that followed, the US government evacuated over 120,000 US...more
USCIS is resuming the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program beginning with already pending CFRP applications. This program started in 2007 and has been on hold for some time. It allows beneficiaries of approved...more
Starting April 25, 2022, the “Uniting for Ukraine” program for Ukrainians seeking to enter the United States will allow Ukrainians who are sponsored by family members or non-governmental agencies to come to the United States...more
By: David W. Leopold About: Immigration April 21, 2022 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a new streamlined process – “Uniting for Ukraine” – that will provide opportunities for Ukrainian citizens who...more
The House and Senate are both in session this week. The House will vote on bills and resolutions related to homeland security, condemning the threats of violence against HBCUs, and condemning the attack on Congregation Beth...more
In the fall of 2021, attorneys at Haug Partners sought Humanitarian Parole for multiple Afghans in need of evacuation after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Our dedicated attorneys have helped family members of a former...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nepal, giving protected Nepalese until June 24, 2019, either to acquire permission to...more