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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, from 4 to 5 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the DACA renewal process.
If you request either initial or renewal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), you must submit Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and required fees.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Asylum Division invited you to its quarterly stakeholder meeting in April 2014 to discuss the work of the Asylum Division.
USCIS recently published revised Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. The revised Form I-129 is labeled with an Oct. 23, 2014, edition date. You can download the revised form and details about who may file Form I-129 from the USCIS forms website.
The steps to e-File this form are:
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, effective March 10, 2015, through Sept. 9, 2016.
DHS Announces 18-Month Redesignation and 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Syria.
This chapter reviews the first year of the Agreement’s implementation and impact in the U.S. Although the Agreement applies both to individuals arriving at land border POE and to individuals transiting through the U.S., no individuals transiting through the U.S. requested asylum during the first year. Therefore, this chapter addresses implementation of the Agreement only with regard to individuals arriving at U.S./Canada land border POEs. This chapter provides an overview of how the process works in the U.S., including how each U.S. government component has implemented the Agreement.
APSS: Asylum Pre-Screening SystemBIA: Board of Immigration AppealsBSO: Border Services OfficerCBP: Customs and Border ProtectionCBSA: Canada Border Services AgencyCCR: Canadian Council for RefugeesCIC: Citizenship and Immigration CanadaDDFM: Detention and Deportation Officers’ Field ManualDHS: Department of Homeland SecurityDOJ: Department of JusticeDRO: Detention and Removal OperationsEOIR: Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFOSS: Field Operations Support SystemGBA: Gender-based analysis
A. How the Process WorksThe in-Canada refugee determination system is based on our international and domestic legal obligations, most notably the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.This section provides a brief overview of how the refugee determination system works, how the Safe Third Country Agreement is applied, and the safeguards that are in place to ensure that high protection standards are maintained.