Senate Bill 3594 was recently introduced by Senator Menedez (D.NJ). The bill purports to impose due process requirements on raid and detension activities undertaken by Immigration Customs and Enforcement. The bill comes in response to recent raids on various businesses where there was evidence of serious violations of human rights.
USCIS announced last week that it has extended Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans. For the benefit of readers we provide the link below for additional information on obtaining an extension of TPS status.
For the benefit of readers we provide the link below to information concerning the announcement of USCIS last week that Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans has been extended.
The following is a legislative news posting to the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s website:
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 08092831 (posted Sep. 28, 2008)”
On 09/27/08, the House passed, by a voice vote, a bill to extend the Conrad 30 program (H.R. 5571) and the religious worker program (S. 3606) through March 6, 2009.
Both these bills were passed by the Senate on 09/26/08, and now head to the President for signature.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (”USCIS”) announced today that El Salvadoran nationals on Temporary Protected Status (”TPS”) will be able to extend their status an additional 18 months, through September 9, 2010. According to the USCIS memo announcing the extension, a 90 day re-registration period will open up on the date the extension notice is published in the Federal Register. Below we provide a link to the USCIS memorandum which provides information on who would qualify for the extension and an explanation regarding extension procedures, including how to apply for employment authorization:
El Salvadoran Nationals Can Extend TPS an Additional 18 Months
