This week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano designated 11 new countries as eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs. With the addition of the 11 new designated countries, the following countries are now designated for H-2A and H-2B purposes: Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, [...]

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced late this past Friday that she was designating Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Haitian nationals who are unlawfully present in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010. In the January 15, 2010 statement released by Secretary Napolitano, she stated: “This is a disaster of historic proportions and [...]

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Government has sent aid in the forms manpower, food, and water. However, what is to be done with Haitian citizens who reside unlawfully in the U.S.? Will they be sent back to Haiti? For the time being, the answer is “no.” On Wednesday, Homeland [...]