Hey guys. In this video we're gonna talk about the latest immigration news. I'm Latoya McBean,
Pompe and immigration lawyer in New York working with clients all over the US and in many different
countries on complex immigration matters. And I'm gonna share with you in this short video,
some really good news that came out this week from U S C I S and, um, some other sources about
immigration. For those of you who are new to me, welcome to this channel, subscribe,
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our email list. All right, so let's talk about the first good news and it pertains
to those of you who have a green card. Okay? You have a green card. You filed your
I 90 to renew your green card, but you've been waiting a really long time for the government
to approve your I 90. A lot of people are in this situation because there is a backlog.
The government has slowed down the processing of the, um, the green card renewal. They U S C I S
announced this week that they're extending the green card validity extension to 24 months for
the green card renewal process. And so it's, uh, says here in its press release that LPRs lawful
permanent resident who properly filed your I 90 to renew an expire or expired green card may receive
this extension. The Form I 90 receipt notices had previously provided a 12 month extension of your,
of the validity of your green card. Now it's 24 months. Okay? So go on U S C I s.gov.
Read, go into the newsroom to read this, uh, press release. It provides a little bit more details. It
also says that if you had maybe lost your green card or it's been destroyed, uh, if you no longer
have it and you need evidence that you are an lpr, you can just simply call the, uh, contact center
at S C I S to request an appointment so that you can go in and get a stamp in your passport.
Alright? So that's great news for those of you with a green card. The second good news that, uh,
came out, uh, this week is with respect to Burma, U S C I S or the Department of Homeland Security
is extended TPS status, temporary protected status for Burma and, uh, for another 18 month. So the
extension period for those of you who, about a thousand people, I think has, uh, tps, uh, from
Burma. But the, the new extension period is from, uh, November 26th, 2022 through
May 25th, 2024. And also the government is allowing those of you who recently came into
the United States from Burma to also apply for tps, there is a REDESIGNATION here as well. And
if you've been in the United States since, uh, September 25th, 2022, that's great news for you
because you're now eligible to apply for tps. If you're from Burma and you were literally here
physically inside of the United States on that date, September 25th, 2022, you're now eligible
for tps. So check that out, look into that and get that lawful status that will allow you to work and
even travel, um, as well. Okay? The next, uh, piece of good news came out just yesterday as
a matter of fact, also from U S C I S and they are extended. They have a waiver, temporary waiver of
their, their 60 day rule for the form I 6 93, which is the medical examination report.
And so the waiver is of the 60 day rule is now, uh, extended to March 31st, 2023,
and the government says that they're extending this temporary waiver of the requirement that the
doctors must sign this form I 6 93, uh, no more than 60 days before an individual applies for the
green card for instant to adjust your status here in the United States. So their wave in that civil
surgeon still has to sign this GUIs. Just so that I'm clear here, they still have to sign this form,
but, um, the government is saying that you're not, um, limited to having to submit your I 4 85, your
I 4 85 application within 60 days of the doctor sign in that form, they're giving you more time.
So they're waving this rule. That's great news. Now, lastly, an interesting, um, news, uh, that
you may have heard about is that the Biden administration is planning on extending or
creating a private, uh, refugee sponsorship program that would allow more organizations and
private individuals to help resettle refugees. And they're creating a pilot program, um, that they're
hoping to get up and going, uh, during the next, uh, fiscal year. They wanna get it up and going to
allow more people, ordinary people, uh, ordinary Americans, I should say, to be able to sponsor
and resettle refugees here in the United States. So that's interesting. Uh, the re resettlement
numbers have been very, very, very low, Uh, since the, uh, Trump administration, and it is
still low actually under the Biden administration. And so now they're creating a pilot that would
extend or allow more people to be involved in the resettlement process. So we're gonna see how
that works out. Guys, I hope you found this short news video helpful to you. Um, I'm just looking at
my list here to make sure, Oh, one last piece of news that well, kind of news, right? Well,
we're waiting on the big news, daca, Okay? With respect to DACA guys, um, we're still waiting
on the decision out of that. The, the, the three judge panel, uh, with the, uh, Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals, we're still waiting on their decision on daca. You may have gotten an email from U S C
I S indicating, um, some news about the, the final rule, right? That administrative, um, process that
I told you, uh, that the Biden administration took to codify DACA to make it harder for future
administrations to get rid of that email was sent out, um, indicating that, Oh, we are,
you know, that final rule is now in effect. But what you really need to pay attention to is,
I've been saying, and others on the internet are saying to, um, immigration attorneys,
pay attention guys to the Fifth Circuit decision. That's what will determine the future of daca.
And we're, um, I'm reading in the press that a decision is coming out soon from that panel.
And if it doesn't work out whereby the panel decides DACA is illegal, well then the Biden
administration is expected to appeal that decision. Uh, the full circuit, uh, fifth
Circuit would take up that decision. If they also say, Well, we agree DACA is illegal, it's expected
then to go up to the Supreme Court because this issue, there's some contention among states about
how DACA should be treated. So anyway, guys, continue to, uh, tune in, pay attention to
see what's going on with daca, and I will be sure to share news related to that, um, when
the decision comes out. Guys, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks so much for being with
me in this one. Share this with others and I will see you in the next one. Bye bye.