![]() ![]() ![]() District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an order extending its injunction and partial stay to the DACA final rule.Īt this time and while the stay remains in place, current grants of DACA and related Employment Authorization Documents are valid, and USCIS will accept and process renewal DACA requests and accompanying requests for employment authorization under the final rule. The Fifth Circuit, however, preserved the partial stay issued by the district court in July 2021 and remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings regarding the new DACA rule. District Court for the Southern District of Texas declaring the 2012 DACA policy unlawful. ![]() Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a July 2021 decision of the U.S. Please see the DACA Litigation Information Page for important updates and information related to court rulings on the DACA policy. Individuals in TPS and those with pending initial applications should carefully read the Form I-131 Instructions that contain warnings about certain consequences that may occur if the individual is outside of the United States while USCIS is considering his or her TPS reregistration or initial application, such as the risks of missing important request for evidence or other notices or being denied TPS while abroad. We will continue issuing advance parole documents to noncitizens with pending initial applications for TPS (Form I-821). If you have a pending Form I-131, you do not need to file a new application. If you are a TPS beneficiary applying for a new travel authorization document, you should continue to use Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. If you are a TPS beneficiary with an existing, unexpired advance parole document, you may continue to use it to travel and seek re-entry from outside the United States through the period of validity printed on it. We will no longer issue advance parole documents as evidence of our prior authorization for a TPS beneficiary to be permitted to reenter the United States if the beneficiary travels abroad. Beginning July 1, 2022, we will issue a new travel authorization document to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries: Form I-512T, Authorization for Travel by a Noncitizen to the United States, provided that the beneficiary is found to merit such discretionary authorization. ![]()
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