Biden administration extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen

July 6th, 20210 The Biden Administration has extended and re-designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen into 2023. TPS allows individuals from nations experiencing war, natural disasters or extraordinary circumstances to live and work in the U.S. on a temporary basis. Yemen’s TPS status was set to expire on September 3. The extension...

REAL ID enforcement deadline once again extended, to May 2023

April 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is once again extending its enforcement date for requiring people to have REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses to fly in the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols have limited activities at license issuing offices across the country, leading the DHS to announce...

DHS: Undocumented immigrants will not be targeted at vaccination sites

February 3rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that federal COVID-19 vaccine sites will be off limits to enforcement actions, such as arrests for deportation. The department and its federal partners have vowed to keep the vaccine sites run by the federal government accessible to undocumented...

Tlaib, AOC, Omar and Pressley call for international investigation into DHS human rights abuses

October 26th, 20200 WASHINGTON D.C. — On Monday, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to calling for an international investigation into ongoing alleged human rights abuses by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The letter was sent to United...

U.S. intelligence reports warn of extremist threat around election

September 29th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. (REUTERS) — U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month, amid what one official called a “witch’s brew” of rising political tensions, civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns. FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students

July 14th, 20200 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In a stunning reversal of policy on Tuesday, the Trump administration abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses. U.S. officials announced last week that international...