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President Biden issued a Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians to the secretaries of state and homeland security that defers through June 30, 2026, the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who is present in the United States and who was under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) as of June 30, 2024.In addition, President Biden continued through June 30, 2026, employment authorization for individuals included in these categories.We will publish a Federal Register notice as soon as possible to implement the president’s memorandum.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS for 18 months, from Aug. 4, 2024, through Feb. 3, 2026. Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended through Aug. 3, 2025, the validity of EADs issued under the prior TPS designation of Haiti with a Card Expires date of:
• Aug. 3, 2024;
• June 30, 2024;
• Feb. 3, 2023;
• Dec. 31, 2022;
• Oct. 4, 2021;
• Jan. 4, 2021;
• Jan. 2, 2020;
• July 22, 2019;
• Jan. 22, 2018; or
• July 22, 2017.
SAVE is offering a new 30-minute Commonly Used Immigration Documents Overview Webinar for SAVE User Agencies.
SAVE recently released a new SAVE Search Cases Screen. When users navigate to the SAVE Search Cases screen, the screen will open displaying the Search, Case Status, Creation Date, and Created By filters.
USCIS is issuing Form I-797, Notice of Action, to certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are eligible to re-register for TPS or have a pending application to renew their Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). This notice further extends the validity of their EAD through March 9, 2025.
On June 18, USCIS updated its email messaging service to enhance the security and authenticity of its communications. Messages will now come from uscis@messages.dhs.gov rather than the previously used "@public.govdelivery.com" domain.Additionally, messages will now be consistently sent as bulletins on behalf of our DHS Secretary and USCIS Director. This will help unify our communications and reinforce a trusted source of our information.We are continually working to better serve you. Stay tuned for more!
Later this year, SAVE browser users will begin using Login.gov to log into SAVE. This change will require users to enter more information than just a password through a process called multi-factor authentication. For example, along with the password, users may be asked to enter a code sent to their email or phone. Enhancing the SAVE login process:Helps prevent unauthorized account access if a system password has been compromised; andMinimizes risks due to human error, misplaced passwords, and lost devices. Stay tuned for more!
SAVE published a new SAVE Tutorial that provides up-to-date guidance to help SAVE users correctly and efficiently use SAVE to verify benefit applicants.
The tutorial takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete and is available now for review.
DHS has issued a new class of admission (COA) known as Western Hemisphere Parole (WHP). This announcement provides information about documentation and the SAVE verification process to individuals who are paroled into the United States with the WHP COA. Individuals with this COA can be paroled, on a case-by-case basis, for up to three years.
SAVE published a new SAVE Tutorial that provides up-to-date guidance to help SAVE users correctly and efficiently use SAVE to verify benefit applicants.
The tutorial takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete and is available now for review.
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