The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program filed a lawsuit in federal court in December on behalf of four immigrant rights organizations against the Trump administrationâs proposed, sweeping changes to asylum rules.
The rule changes â which are set to take effect Jan. 11 â would significantly limit the ability for asylum seekers, including those who are escaping persecution, to gain protection in the United States.
The defendants named in the suit â which include the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies â have also proposed amendments regarding âstandards for adjudication of applications for asylum and statutory withholding,â according to the Federal Registerâs summary of the rule.
TPS beneficiaries from seven countries to receive extension
Demonstrators hold signs Jan. 8, 2018, in front of the White House in Washington, calling for protecting the Temporary Protected Status program. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
By Rhina Guidos • Catholic News Service • Posted December 17, 2020
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador (CNS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that seven countries will receive an extension for its citizens to remain in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status program, known popularly as TPS.
The Department of Homeland Security announced in a notice published in the Federal Register an extension for beneficiaries from South Sudan until May 2022, and because of ongoing litigation, TPS extensions for beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Nepal and Sudan until October 2021.