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With Improved Conditions, DHS Ends TPS for Honduras
After finding improved country conditions in Honduras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status, as required by the statute.
DHS Terminates TPS for Nicaragua: It Was Never Meant to Last 25 Years
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua, which will expire on July 5, 2025.
USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2025 Welcoming Those Who Earned Citizenship the Right Way
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating Independence Day by welcoming new citizens in naturalization ceremonies throughout the country.
Convicted Sex Offender in North Carolina Indicted for Naturalization Fraud
The U.S. attorney announced the indictment of Anibal Rios Lavias, 30, a U.S. citizen born in Mexico, charging him with naturalization fraud.
Tampa High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization
Hillsborough County high school teacher Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, 46, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to making false statements to a firearms dealer. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted in the investigation.
DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced in Massachusetts to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence
The U.S. Attorney announced Jean Morose Viliena, the former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV for the District of Massachusetts.
USCIS Updates Guidance on Validity of Alien Refugee and Asylee Marriages
We are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 4, on valid marriages between a principal asylee or principal refugee and their claimed spouse.
Salvadoran National Arrested for Allegedly Selling Firearms Without a License
Defendant is an alleged gang associate who sold four pistols – two with defaced serial numbers – and more than 100 rounds of ammunition to gang members
Nigerian-Born Man Previously Convicted in an $80 Million Fraud Case Indicted on New Charges of Naturalization Fraud
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services aided in the investigation that led to a federal grand jury indictment Wednesday charging Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, 51, a United States citizen born in Nigeria, with naturalization fraud.