by Mark AriasUSCIS Sunshine District Community Updates August 2021
Tampa Asylum Office opens August 2, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will open a new asylum office in Tampa on August 2, in response to an increasing asylum workload in Florida. The new office becomes the 11th asylum office in the country and the second in Florida, joining the existing Miami Asylum Office. The Tampa and Miami asylum offices will divide the state’s asylum workload.
Florida currently leads the country in asylum applications filed with USCIS, and more than a quarter of the national pending cases are from Florida residents. The addition of the Tampa Asylum Office will help USCIS resolve urgent cases quickly and better address the large number of asylum applications pending with USCIS in the state.
The Tampa Asylum Office, located at 5524 West Cypress Street, Suite B, is temporary until the permanent, stand-alone facility near the Florida State Fairgrounds becomes operational. This opening is currently anticipated for spring 2022.
The USCIS Tampa Field Office located at 5629 Hoover Boulevard remains unchanged, and USCIS continues to adjudicate Green Card and naturalization applications at that location.
The Department of Homeland Security today posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice that provides information about how to register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas previously announced this 18-month designation of Haiti for TPS on May 22.
The registration process will open this week when the FRN is published. All individuals who want to request TPS under this designation for Haiti must file an application.
This includes approximately 55,000 current TPS Haiti beneficiaries, whose TPS-related documentation is automatically extended at least through Oct. 4, 2021, in compliance with court orders. These individuals must file a new application for TPS under this designation to ensure they retain their status.
This designation of Haiti for TPS also enables an estimated 100,000 additional individuals to file initial applications for TPS, if otherwise
eligible. To be eligible for TPS under this designation, individuals must demonstrate that they have continuously resided in the United States since July 29, 2021. In light of recent events in Haiti, including the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, Secretary Mayorkas has modified this date from what was previously announced. Individuals who attempt to travel to the U.S. after July 29, 2021, will not be eligible for TPS and may be subject to expulsion or removal.
Individuals applying for Haiti TPS must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, during the 18-month initial registration period that runs from Aug. 3, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2023. Haiti TPS applicants are eligible to file Form I-821 online. When filing a TPS application, applicants can also request an Employment Authorization Document by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with their Form I-821. Applicants may also submit Form I-765 online.
by Mark AriasThe Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
The Temporary Protected Status, known by its acronym in English as TPS, is a temporary immigration protection status, designed for a specific country designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has suffered an armed conflict (civil war), a natural disaster or other circumstances associated with the undesirable return of its citizens to that country.
On March 9 of this year, the Secretary General of the Department of National Security, Alejandro Mayorcas, designated Venezuela as a country for the Temporary Protection Status for a period of 18 months, during which time, the citizens of that country who are They are living in the United States, they will not be able to be deported while the designation is in force (and they comply with the TPS requirements), they will also be able to work validly and they will also be able to request an authorization to travel outside the United States.
Among the requirements to apply for TPS are the following: [1] Be a Venezuelan national (or an individual without nationality whose last place of habitual residence was in Venezuela), [2] Have continuously resided in the territory of the United States since March 8, 2021 and, [3] have been physically present, continuously in the United States since March 9, 2021.
Each individual is considered individually eligible at the time of applying for TPS and the 180-day period to register began on March 9 and expires on September 5 of this year.
From the offices of Lawyer Arias we have already begun to provide the necessary help for all those Venezuelans who wish to apply for TPS. If you are Venezuelan and you are still awaiting the date for your asylum interview, you have an asylum pending in Court or you are subject to a deportation procedure, or if you already have a deportation order, we can provide you with the necessary legal assistance and clarify all your questions regarding the TPS application process.
By: Mark A. Arias.
Lawyer in the legal exercise of his profession. Immigration lawyer.
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by Mark AriasUSCIS – Acciones ejecutivas de Biden
El miércoles 20 de enero de 2021, el presidente Biden emitió una serie de acciones ejecutivas sobre varias políticas y programas de inmigración.
Estas acciones incluyen:
- Dirigiendo al Secretario de Seguridad Nacional para que tome las medidas adecuadas para preservar y fortalecer la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA), de conformidad con la ley aplicable.
- Restablecer la salida forzada diferida (DED) para los liberianos, extender las protecciones y la autorización de empleo hasta el 30 de junio de 2022, para los liberianos y otras personas sin nacionalidad que estaban cubiertas por el DED a partir del 10 de enero de 2021. El DHS emitirá un aviso del Registro Federal pronto para implementar estas directivas DED.
- Exigir una revisión de todo el departamento de todas las políticas y prácticas de cumplimiento dentro de los 100 días, junto con recomendaciones con respecto al cumplimiento, la discreción del fiscal, la detención y la interacción con las autoridades estatales y locales. Este memorando también establece políticas provisionales durante esa revisión, incluyendo una pausa de 100 días en ciertas eliminaciones. También incluye un apéndice de los memorandos que han sido rescindidos, incluido el memorando de notificación de comparecencia con fecha del 28 de junio de 2018.
- Suspender nuevas inscripciones en el programa de Protocolos de Protección al Migrante.
- Participación pública de USCIS
El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE. UU. Está comprometido con comunicaciones abiertas y oportunas sobre la implementación de estas y futuras acciones de inmigración, incluidas oportunidades para una participación pública significativa con la agencia para las partes interesadas nacionales y locales.
Visite uscis.gov y regístrese para recibir actualizaciones de la agencia para recibir las últimas oportunidades de participación pública. Nuestro sitio web es la fuente de información oficial y confiable sobre los programas y políticas de USCIS. Recuerde, ¡la ayuda incorrecta puede doler! Para obtener más información sobre cómo protegerse contra las estafas de los servicios de inmigración, visite nuestra página Evite las estafas en uscis.gov/avoidscams. Además, puede informar denuncias de fraude o abuso de inmigración completando el Formulario de propinas HSI del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.
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Esperamos poder colaborar con usted.
Saludos cordiales,
División de participación pública
Servicios de Inmigración y Ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos