Venezuela parole

New Immigration Parole Program Opened to Venezuelans Seeking to Come to U.S. (también disponible en español)

Download article as PDF On October 12, 2022, the U.S. government announced it was creating a new parole program to allow some Venezuelans outside the U.S. to come legally to the U.S. Under immigration law, the U.S. government may give parole to immigrants on a case-by-case basis for “urgent humani...
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Updates on Immigration Options for Cuban Arrivals (también en español)

Download article as PDF For decades, Cubans have been treated differently than most other immigrants who come to the U.S. Under immigration law, any Cuban who is paroled into the U.S. can apply for a green card one year after entering the U.S. This is called the Cuban Adjustment Act. If an immigrati...
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Asylum Work Card

Current Rules on Work Permits for Asylum Seekers: Advice from an Immigration Attorney (también en español)

Download article as PDF Over the last 2-3 years, the rules surrounding work permit eligibility for asylum seekers have seemingly changed every month. Under former President Trump’s administration, the Department of Homeland Security enacted strict eligibility rules on asylum seekers’ ability to ...
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New U-visa policy: immigration attorney explains what changes and what stays the same

Download article as PDF Last week, USCIS issued a new policy on U-visas. The new policy requires USCIS to determine whether each pending U-visa and each newly filed U-visa is a “bona fide” case. If USCIS decides the case is “bona fide,” the filer (and any derivatives) will be eligible for a ...
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