Tens of thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. military—and their families—are in danger of Taliban retaliation as U.S. troops pull out. With rising COVID infections in Afghanistan, the U.S. Embassy suspended visa processing in early June, stranding visa applicants whose work with U.S. forces puts their lives and their families in danger. Contact […]

Burma and Haiti joined Venezuela in receiving new grants of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the Biden administration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designates foreign countries for TPS when conditions in the country prevent citizens of that country from safely returning, or when the country is unable to adequately handle the return of its citizens. […]

This fact sheet is current as of 6.9.2021.  Click here for the English version of this fact sheet. Click here for this fact sheet in Karen.

Welcome to the first of our summer interns and new team members! We have eight new interns joining us this summer including: Kathy Santamaria Mendez will be a Minnesota Justice Foundation law clerk for the summer. She is a rising second-year law student at Mitchell Hamline. She earned her a B.A. in Chicano/Latino Studies in […]

This fact sheet was originally published on June 9, 2021 and was updated on August 4, 2021. On Friday, March 12, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas designated Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. The move comes in response to the coup on February 1, 2021 and the ensuing crackdown on protesters.  What is temporary […]

This fact sheet is current as of 6.9.2021.  Click here for the English version of this fact sheet. Click here for this fact sheet in Burmese.