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Visa Bulletin For July 2025
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during July for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and...
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
The Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi...
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
The Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi...
Texas Dream Act Survives
In a legislative session marked by political division and increasingly polarized rhetoric, the Texas Dream Act endured. The win affirms that all Texas high school graduates—regardless of immigration status—will continue to have access to higher education. Despite nine...
Visa Bulletin For June 2025
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during June for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and...
DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12, 2025. At least 60 days...
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Termination of Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily halted the planned termination of the CHNV parole program, which was set for April 24, 2025. This program, initiated during the Biden Administration, provided parole and employment authorization for nationals from Cuba,...
Visa Bulletin For May 2025
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and...
Postponement of the Termination of 2023 Venezuela TPS
A federal judge in the Northern District of California has issued a nationwide order delaying Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to revoke the January 2025 extension of the 2023 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation and its subsequent...
DHS Revokes Legal Protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the categorical parole programs for inadmissible aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members (hereinafter referred to as “CHNV parole programs”) that DHS...