AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 24: Preparing Employers for Immigration Policy Changes Under the Trump Administration
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
In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...more
Recent changes in U.S. immigration policy, including the revocation and termination of several humanitarian parole programs and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations, have created new compliance challenges for...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
Approximately 60,000 Honduran foreign nationals – potentially including some members of your workforce – are currently in legal limbo after the federal government failed to announce over the weekend whether their protected...more
Thousands of Haitian nationals remain in limbo after a federal court decision just temporarily blocked the government’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. While TPS for Haiti had been slated to...more
On July 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, effective September 2, 2025. After September 2, 2025, those individuals who have been...more
After reaching out to both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) for clarification, USCIS has issued a significant and unexpected update...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 5, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nepal would not be extended and would be terminated, effective August 5, 2025. ...more
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register the termination of the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Cameroon with no further extension beyond the current...more
In a significant development for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, a federal district court in California has issued an injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from invalidating...more
On June 2, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot invalidate Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) documents, including work authorization documents,...more
Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a notice terminating Temporary Protected Status for Nepalese nationals effective August 5. This is expected to affect more than 12,000 individuals. This means that...more
Venezuelan TPS: Legal Challenges and Employment Impacts - On May 19, 2025, the Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans. As a result of this...more
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
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Afghanistan’s TPS designation and related benefits will terminate on July 14, 2025, at 11:59...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals under the 2023...more
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on May 13, 2025 the termination of the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), after determining that the conditions in...more
On May 12, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan will be terminated effective July 14, 2025. The current TPS designation for Afghanistan is...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has previously indicated its intent to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, and yesterday they took the first official step toward carrying it out....more
A U.S. district court judge recently issued a temporary nationwide order postponing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to cancel the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for...more
UPDATE: On March 31, 2025, a federal court has granted a Motion to Postpone the DHS Secretary’s Decision to Vacate the Termination of the TPS 2023 designation, which was set to be terminated on April 4, 2025....more
On February 24, 2025, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem amended the extension and designation period for temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti and accelerated the initial registration...more
Status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program — Venezuela - On January 28, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem terminated the redesignation of Venezuela for TPS, vacating the notice of TPS extension that was published in...more