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USCIS News – 09/09/2026
Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: El Salvador
ALERT: An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection including work authorization.
TPS Continued Through: Sept. 9, 2026
Re-registration period for People Who Already Have TPS: Jan. 17, 2025 – March 18, 2025
Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended by FRN Through: March 9, 2026
Continuous Residence in United States Since: Feb. 13, 2001
Continuous Physical Presence in United States Since: March 9, 2001
TPS Designation Date: March 9, 2001
USCIS News – 06/17/2024
Fact Sheet: DHS Announces New Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced actions to promote family unity in the immigration process, consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to keeping families together. This announcement utilizes existing authorities to promote family unity, but only Congress can fix our broken immigration system. See More:
Fact Sheet: DHS Announces New Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
USCIS News – 10/12/2022
On Oct. 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a safe and lawful way for qualifying Venezuelans with supporters to travel by air to the United States, temporarily reside in the United States, and apply for work authorization. See More:
Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – 12/09/2020
In compliance with an order of a United States District Court, effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is:
- Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order;
- Accepting DACA renewal requests based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order;
- Accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the DACA policy prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order;
- Extending one-year grants of deferred action under DACA to two years; and
- Extending one-year employment authorization documents under DACA to two years.
USCIS will take appropriate steps to provide evidence of the one-year extensions of deferred action and employment authorization documents under DACA to individuals who were issued documentation on or after July 28, 2020, with a one-year validity period under the defunct policy.
DHS will comply with the order while it remains in effect, but DHS may seek relief from the order.