WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. This notice provides information about how to register for TPS under Afghanistan’s designation. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas previously announced the 18-month designation of…
Temporary Final Rule: Supplemental H-2B Visa Allocation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today a temporary final rule (TFR) to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B nonagricultural worker visas during the second half…
Last Friday, November 19, the House approved a landmark proposal that would benefit about 6.5 million people who have been in the United States before 2011. From this estimate, about 2 million immigrants would be eligible to eventually obtain permanent…
On November 10, 2021, DHS announced the countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in both the H-2A and H-2B visa programs. United States (U.S.) employers may petition for skilled or unskilled foreign workers to meet temporary or seasonal needs…
What is the Ombudsman? Carlos Sandoval, Immigration lawyer, explains what the Ombudsman is and how to use their help in certain cases. What is it? By the exact definition, the Ombudsman is like a “Public Defender” as we have in…
