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TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization Extension

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As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS...more

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Venezuela TPS: USCIS Confirms Termination of 2023 Designation – But Some Work Permits Still Valid

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Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a...more

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CHNV Parole Update: SCOTUS Grants Stay, Terminations May Proceed — But Implementation Unclear

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In a 7–2 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 30th (with Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissenting), the Court granted the federal government’s request to stay the district court’s injunction that had blocked the...more

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SCOTUS Unravels 2023 TPS for Venezuela: Employers Await USCIS Guidance

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In a pivotal immigration development, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has effectively granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permission to proceed with the termination of the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more

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Exception to Refugee Ban: Addressing Egregious Actions of South Africa

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President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14204, “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa,” on Feb. 7, 2025, creating an exception to the refugee ban, driven by concerns over South Africa’s...more

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Executive Order: Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program

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Date Issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) until it is determined that the further entry of refugees aligns with the interests of the U.S. ...more

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Humanitarian Protections and Work Permits Narrowed in Trump Executive Order

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At A Glance - President Trump’s first week in office provided a clear roadmap of his policy priorities and the beginning of a significant overhaul of immigration policies. His “Protecting the American People Against...more

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Trump Administration Issues Immigration Executive Orders

The Trump Administration executed a number of Executive Orders related to immigration in its first day. These orders include a return to the “extreme vetting” policy of the previous Trump administration, limitations on...more

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Trump Administration Day 1 Immigration Agenda: How Are Employers Impacted?

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On Monday, January 20, the first day of the new presidential term, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of new executive orders related to immigration action items. Many of these orders address humanitarian and southern...more

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Six Executive Orders Pertaining to Immigration and DHS Directives

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issues six executive orders covering immigration policy decisions. A summary of these executive orders follows. This executive order ends birthright citizenship for those infants who: (1)...more

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Realigning The United States Refugee Admissions Program

The Order suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Effective January 27, 2025, entry under the USRAP is suspended and decisions on applications for refugee status are suspended. The Secretary of State and...more

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Trump 2.0 Executive Action on Immigration – Reading Between the Lines

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders significantly altering U.S. immigration policy. These actions, aimed at strengthening border security and redefining citizenship criteria, have...more

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President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and What They Mean for Employers

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This order directs federal agencies to refuse to recognize U.S. citizenship for children born in the United States to mothers in the country illegally, or who are present in the United States on non-immigrant visas, if the...more

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Employment Law Update: Immigration Challenges Await Employers In 2025

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Immigration policy, in one form or another, touches virtually every business in the United States. All employers are subject to the requirements of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which established the I-9...more

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DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals

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The 540-day automatic extensions of expiring employment authorization documents (EADs) will be permanent policy, according to a DHS final rule scheduled to be published on Dec. 13, 2024. The new rule will become effective on...more

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Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in...more

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Cozen O'Connor Immigration Catch Up: September 2023

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September 2023 saw major changes and updates in the United States and around the world. The Cozen O’Connor Immigration Catch-Up this month highlights these changes and provides the details you need to determine how or if...more

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USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization...more

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USCIS Increases Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents

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USCIS is increasing the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain categories of applicants, including noncitizens with pending adjustment of status...more

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Obywatele Ukrainy z przedłużoną ochroną do 4 marca 2024 roku

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Ważne: Chcemy zwrócić Państwa uwagę na istotną, a rzadko komentowaną zmianę, dotyczącą przedłużenia ochrony czasowej w Polsce dla obywateli Ukrainy na podstawie specustawy. Są to dobre wieści dla obywateli Ukrainy i ich...more

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Ukrainian citizens now have an extended period of protection until 4 March 2024

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Important: We would like to draw your attention to an important but rarely commented upon change concerning the extension of temporary protection in Poland for citizens of Ukraine under the Ukrainian Special Act...more

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New Laws Extend Employment Authorization Eligibility Granted to Refugees/Parolees to Certain Individuals from Afghanistan and...

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Section 8 U.S.C. 1157 of the U.S. Code grants employment authorization for eligible individuals awarded refugee status, stating in part that these individuals “ … shall be eligible for resettlement assistance, entitlement...more

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Pro bono support for asylum seekers detained in the UK

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To mark UK National Pro Bono Week, A&O volunteers talk about their work to support asylum seekers at risk of removal from the UK to Rwanda....more

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Shoulder by Shoulder

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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

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System Diia.pl – nowe rozwiązaniem dla obywateli Ukrainy

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W związku z wciąż rozszerzającym się ustawodawstwem związanym z pobytem obywateli Ukrainy w Polsce, kancelaria Hogan Lovells przygotowała dla Państwa newsletter na temat dokumentu Diia.pl. Elektroniczny dokument Diia.pl...more

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