SAVE registered agencies have a new resource to get answers to questions on how changes in parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) affect verification. The new page, FAQs on the Effect of Changes to Parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for SAVE Agencies, includes information about the Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV parole programs), non-categorical parole, TPS for Venezuelans, and TPS for Haitians.
The designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is set to expire on May 3, 2025. The Secretary of Homeland Security did not make a determination as to whether South Sudan continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS by March 4, 2025, the statutory deadline. Accordingly, the TPS designation for South Sudan is automatically extended for 6 months, from May 4, 2025, through Nov. 3, 2025.
This announcement provides information about two new classes of admission (COAs) for individuals seeking to transit through the United States to join a vessel engaged in foreign trade and undertaking lightering activities for a period not to exceed 180 days.
We’re excited to share that we will be relaunching the SAVE Customer Satisfaction survey this month. As part of our commitment to continuously improve our services, we invite you to provide feedback. If you created a SAVE case or contacted us recently, we may be reaching out to you.
Overhaul Includes Elimination of SAVE Fees for Non-Federal Agencies.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, alongside U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced a comprehensive optimization of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to ensure a single, reliable source for verifying non-citizen status nationwide.
A memorandum on DED was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, deferring through Feb. 5, 2027, the removal of certain eligible Hong Kong residents who were present in the United States as of Jan. 15, 2025. Eligible Hong Kong residents are employment authorized incident to DED. In addition, USCIS has automatically extended through Feb. 5, 2027, the validity of DED-related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with Card Expires dates of Feb. 5, 2023, or Feb. 5, 2025, and a Category of A11. Covered aliens may also apply for a new EAD that will be valid through Feb. 5, 2027.
The Administration is committed to restoring the rule of law with respect to Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Nonetheless, on March 31, 2025, Judge Edward Chen, a federal judge in San Francisco, ordered the department to continue TPS for Venezuelans. See National TPS Alliance, et al., v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 3:25-cv-01766 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2025). The court did so even though the TPS statute says that TPS decisions are not subject to judicial review. For more information, please see the Federal Register notice. DHS has every intention of ending Venezuela TPS as soon as it obtains relief from the court order. Further updates regarding TPS Venezuela will be posted on this webpage.
The Department of Homeland Security extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan for 18 months, from April 20, 2025, through Oct. 19, 2026. Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended through April 19, 2026, the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a Card Expires date of April 19, 2025; June 30, 2024; Dec. 31, 2022; Oct. 4, 2021; Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 2, 2020; April 2, 2019; Nov. 2, 2018; or Nov. 2, 2017, issued under a prior TPS designation of Sudan.