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August 17, 2021

DHS Designates Haitian Foreign Nationals as Eligible for TPS

The Department of Homeland has designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective Aug. 3, 2021, through…More


May 24, 2021

Biden Administration Re-Designates Haiti and Designates Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

On May 24, 2021, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new 18-month TPS designation for Haiti, allowing Haitian nationals residing…More


December 30, 2019

USCIS to Accept Green Card Applications from Liberian Nationals

On December 20th Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) was signed into law and on December 26th USCIS announced that it will begin…More


December 20, 2019

American Immigration Council/American Immigration Lawyers Association Practice Advisory on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Adjustment of Status Applications Co-Written by LHSC’s Nicole Simon

A recent Practice Advisory issued jointly by the American Immigration Council (AIC) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), including…More


May 7, 2018

Trump Administration Ends 19-Year-Old Program Protecting Displaced Hondurans

Following the devastation of Honduras by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, Hondurans who were in the United States as of December…More


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Department of State Releases July 2025 Visa Bulletin The DOS released its July 2025 Visa Bulletin. For July 2025, USCIS determined that for all family-sponsored preference categories, you...More

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LHSCD, Wendy Castor Hess and Nicole Simon Once Again Recognized by Chambers & Partners Congratulations to our firm’s partners Nicole Simon and Wendy Castor Hess for ranking in the Chambers USA 2025 Guide as...More
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