Kelly A. Simons, Immigration Lawyer

How to prevent customs agents from copying your phone’s content Not keen on potentially opening your contacts, call logs and messages to government-employed strangers? Here’s how to protect your digital privacy at Customs.

GREAT NEWS!! Under a recent Trump era policy, TPS holders were no longer eligible to utilize advanced parole as a legal entry to begin their adjustment of status (TPS to Residency) Today, Biden officials announce a reversal of the policy, once again allowing TPS holders traveling under advanced parole to begin their adjustment of status from within the United States.

For more information on the recent TPS update, tune into on Wednesday for chat with Camila Alvarez, CARECEN-LA Legal Director

Today our Victim Services team met with Sergeant Abdias Charles, the new certifying official for U-visa certifications at City of Atlanta Police Department, Sergeant Renato Anaya, and Hispanic Liaison Officer Miguel Lugo.

We discussed how we can collaborate to ensure that all victims of crime in the City of Atlanta Government are encouraged to seek assistance and report crimes committed against them regardless of their immigration status, which in turn makes our city safer.

We are thankful to Sgt Charles, Sgt Anaya and SPO Lugo for their partnership and look forward to working together!

We’re highlighting the need for accountability as part of Sunshine Week, a national celebration of access to public information.

Transparency work within the immigration system involves investigations into both new problems and longstanding issues.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MYgPbn

Ukrainians in the United States Who May Qualify for Temporary Protected Status: An Overview This fact sheet provides a demographic overview of the population of Ukrainians in the United States who may qualify for TPS, and what benefits TPS would confer upon those individuals.

The Biden Administration Let Over 200,000 Green Cards Go to Waste This Year Roughly 150,000 family-based visas and as many as 80,000 employment-based visas went unused by September 30, the last day of the 2021 fiscal year.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/up-to-80-000-unused-green-cards-for-workers-set-to-expire-friday-11633024602

Up to 80,000 Unused Green Cards for Workers Set to Expire Friday The U.S. is set to let as many as 80,000 employment-based green cards expire Friday, putting back into limbo many temporary foreign workers who were on the verge of a permanent resolution to their immigration status.

What You Need to Know About the New Proposed DACA Regulation The Biden administration followed through on its Day One promise to create a new regulation to “preserve and fortify” DACA.