By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench
This blog post was first published as an alert.
As we previously covered, the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate
Continue Reading Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court RulingBy: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
Decision Allows DHS to Move Forward with TPS Terminations while Litigation Proceeds.
On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could move forward with the termination of Temporary Protected
Continue Reading Supreme Court Clears Path for TPS TerminationsBy: Dawn M. Lurie and John W. Mazzeo
This blog post was first published as an alert.
On May 7, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 60-day notice proposing to amend Form AR-11, Alien Change of Address. The proposal would significantly expand the scope of information
Continue Reading USCIS Expands AR-11 (Change of Address Form): Elevates Employer ExposureBy: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, and Selene Malench*
On May 29, 2026, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon through November 27, 2026, continuing employment authorization for eligible beneficiaries.
The decision has been formally published in the May 29, 2026 edition of the Federal Register available at here. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the “Alert” section on the TPS country webpage as well.
Continue Reading Temporary Relief: DHS Extends Lebanon TPS: Key Employer Actions
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Leon Rodriguez, and Mia Batista
This significant development may have wide-ranging impacts, as Adjustment of Status is a pathway available to family, employment-based, and investment-based (EB-5) immigrants and organizations.
On Friday, May 22, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum (Memorandum) that could meaningfully affect how Adjustment of Status applications (Adjustment) are adjudicated moving forward, though USCIS implementation details remain limited and operational impacts are still developing. While the Memorandum does not change the statutory eligibility requirements for Adjustment under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA or Act), it signals a potentially significant shift in how immigration officers may exercise discretion when adjudicating Adjustment applications. The Memorandum emphasizes that Adjustment is an “extraordinary act of administrative grace” because it exempts the foreign national from having to exit the United States to complete green card processing and should only be exercised sparingly.
Continue Reading Adjustment Ambiguity: What Employers Should Know About USCIS’s New Policy DirectionThis week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent email alerts and added guidance on the E‑Verify What’s New area on their website establishing dates for Form I‑9 Section 2 (and related Section 1 notations) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) countries with terminations stayed by litigation. As discussed in our
Continue Reading TPS in the Waiting Room: Courts Continue to Review, Form I-9 Placeholder Dates Appear
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance late this afternoon, March 13, 2026, revising Form I-9 instructions for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. This update supersedes the February 14, 2026 notice and follows the federal court order in Miot et al. v. Trump, which stayed DHS’s planned termination
Continue Reading Another Friday, Another Fire Drill: USCIS Releases Late Day Update on Haiti TPSBy: Dawn M. Lurie, Alexander J. Madrak, and Selene Malench*
This blog post was first published as an alert.
A wave of last-minute litigation aimed at stopping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations is driving rapid, high-impact updates on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) TPS webpages.
Continue Reading Litigation-Driven Extensions: USCIS TPS Pages Updated, End Dates TBDBy: Belma Burkic, Julie Barnard, and Mia Batista
This alert was first published as an update.
Effective December 5, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a significant change to Employment Authorization Document (EAD) validity periods. The maximum validity for certain categories will be
Continue Reading USCIS Rolls Back Extended EAD Validity: What Employers Need to Know
In a summer of sweeping immigration updates, the Big Beautiful Bill appear to now reshape how employers manage Form I-9 compliance for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. On July 22, 2025, the Federal Register published a rule implementing provisions from the HR 1 reconciliation bill, shortening the validity of TPS-related
Continue Reading TPS EADs: The New One-Year Limit & What Employers Need to Know After the Big Beautiful Bill