Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and associated work authorization for more than 170,000 Salvadorans in the United States remain uncertain after it had been extended until September 9, 2026. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and E-Verify recently said,...
Topic: El Salvador
DHS Extends TPS for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela
On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. El Salvador: The TPS extension is effective for 18 months, from March 10, 2025, to September 9,...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Early Second Half of FY 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 18, 2024, that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 with...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for First Half of FY 2024
On January 12, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024 with start dates on...
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Reiterating Extensions of TPS Re-Registration Periods for Several Countries
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice on December 13, 2023, reiterating extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the existing designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal,...
DHS Increases FY 2024 Limit on H-2B Nonagricultural Workers and Provides Portability
Effective November 17, 2023, in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing the total number of noncitizens who may receive an H-2B nonimmigrant visa by up to 64,716 for fiscal year (FY) 2024. 20,000 visas...
DHS Announces New Parole Processes for Colombians, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Hondurans
On July 7, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the implementation of new family reunification parole processes for eligible nationals of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. DHS said the new processes are for "nationals from those...
DHS Publishes Details of TPS Reinstatement/Extension for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
Following the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) recent announcement that it was rescinding the Trump administration's terminations of the temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and reinstating and extending...
DHS Reinstates, Extends TPS Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded the Trump administration's terminations of the temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and extended TPS for these countries for 18 months. Upcoming Federal...
Employers May File H-2B Petitions for Late Second Half of FY 2023
On April 13, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting petitions for workers for the late second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023—those requesting employment start dates from May 15, 2023, to September 30, 2023—under the H-2B supplemental...
