In an anticipated move, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) webpages to reflect the termination of TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, a...more
No action is required just yet, but employers and stakeholders should be aware of a significant development in the ongoing litigation surrounding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. We expect...more
On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals. The U.S. Department of...more
In a major legal development, a federal judge in the Northern District of California has postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision, issued on...more
On July 8, 2025, the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The notice was the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the number of countries designated for TPS status...more
On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras and Nicaragua. ...more
The recent termination of the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and subsequent termination of work authorization for CHNV parolees, has...more
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
On July 7, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TPS designations for Nicaragua and Honduras will not be extended. TPS designations for both countries expired on July 5, 2025. The 60-day transition period will...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua will terminate on September 8. The announcements come only one week after the DHS announced that TPS status...more
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a change in how E-Verify will manage the termination notification of employees with Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that have been revoked....more
On June 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance to E-Verify employers regarding the revocation of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for individuals who entered under the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted a federal court injunction that had temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from terminating the CHNV Humanitarian Parole Program, which allowed qualifying nationals...more
On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially terminated the Biden-era parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV). This DHS notice revokes both their parole and their...more
On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting the Trump administration’s application to stay a lower court order temporarily halting the rescission of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more
icraAs artificial intelligence reshapes financial compliance practices, regulators across Latin America and globally are increasing their scrutiny of AI-based AML tools. This article explores the growing audit gap, and what...more
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate the humanitarian parole program giving approximately 532,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela the right to hold work...more
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
In the ongoing narrative of the Trump administration’s attempt to repeal the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV), on Monday, May 5th, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...more
Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more
On April 14, 2025, a Massachusetts federal district court judge issued a temporary nationwide order suspending the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) termination of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV)...more
Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more
The Trump administration recently announced it would terminate the humanitarian parole program affecting approximately 532,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who currently hold work authorization in the...more
On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the immediate termination of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole programs. ...more
On December 10, 2024, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai initiated a Section 301 investigation on Nicaragua relating to labor rights, human rights, and the rule of law. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is designed to...more