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Haitians Can Apply for TPS Beginning Tomorrow
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that Haitian nationals who were in the U.S. on or before January 12, 2010 (the day the 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged that country) can submit their applications for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) begining tomorrow. The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish the details as to where to submit the applications either [...]
TPS for Haitians Granted
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced this past weekend that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is now authorized for Haitian nationals. The regulations will be published in the Federal Register as soon as possible.
The eligibility requirements for Haitian TPS are the following:
Be a national of Haiti, or a person without nationality [...]
U.S. Places Hold on Deportations to Haiti, the Fight for TPS Continues
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that in the wake of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a directive to temporarily stop all deportations to Haiti. This was a joint decision made by the DHS Secretary Napolitano and Assistant Secretary Morton of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE).
This decision does not grant Haitian immigrants Temporary Protected Status (TPS) [...]
Earthquake in Haiti, “Would TPS be in the Midst?”
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that an earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter Scale ravaged Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere yesterday afternoon.
The United States and other countries along with the International Red Cross began to organize relief efforts and gathering supplies to send to Haiti.
In light of the circumstances, Haitian immigrants who are in the U.S. may now [...]
BIA Clarifies that Conviction for Alien Smuggling Not Necessary to Establish Deportability
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled recently and as a result clarified in the case of Matter of Martinez-Serrano, 25 I&N Dec. 151 (BIA 2009) that a conviction for Alien Smuggling is not necessary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to charge a foreign national with a ground of deportability under section 237(a)(1)(E)(i) – (Alien [...]
