Immigration Status
Coverage of U.S. immigration statuses and humanitarian protections including DACA, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and asylum.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid: a smart but risky legal strategy
After an acknowledged wrongful deportation to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. custody and filed a new asylum claim. A federal TRO prevents removal to Uganda through early…
Two Spokane Immigrants Seek Asylum Self-Deport After Detention
After months in a Tacoma detention center, two Spokane asylum seekers self‑deported in June 2025, sparking major protests.…
9th Circuit Maintains Venezuelan TPS as Litigation Continues
The 9th Circuit on August 29, 2025, kept an injunction preventing termination of Venezuelan TPS, preserving protections for…
UK aims to overturn hotel housing ban for migrants amid asylum reforms
A Refugee Council-backed plan could grant time-limited leave to people from five high-grant-rate countries to move thousands out…
Canada Debates Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Migrants Seek Asylum Northward
(CANADA) Canada is moving ahead with a sharp shift in its immigration policies as Parliament weighs the Strong…
Permission-to-stay scheme could end asylum hotel use by March 2026
The Refugee Council recommends a time-limited permission-to-stay for eligible asylum seekers from five high grant-rate countries (cut-off 30…
TPS Terminations in Nepal, Honduras & Nicaragua: Employer Takeaways
The Ninth Circuit’s August 20, 2025 stay allowed DHS to end TPS for Nepal immediately and to proceed…
No public case reported: Cameroon asylum landscape in South Africa
Cameroon’s conflict has driven asylum seekers to South Africa, where prompt registration at a Refugee Reception Office (ideally…
Syria TPS extended to September 2025; HIV alone not a bar
DHS extended Syrian TPS to September 30, 2025, allowing renewals and new applications; HIV status alone does not…
Duke Bus Driver Faces Deportation as Honduran TPS Expires Sept. 8, 2025
Duke bus driver Luis Juarez’s TPS ends September 8, 2025, after a 2025 policy change upheld by appeals…