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Immigration Updates
Immigration Updates
This page highlights the recent immigration enforcement changes and what they may mean for you. We'll keep this page updated with the most recent information and our guidance. If you have any questions, you can contact International Students and Scholar Services.
NEWS / STATEMENTS / PRESS RELEASES
- 09/06/2023 Employment Authorization for South Sudanese F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
- 08/24/2023 DHS Extends Special Student Relief Employment Benefits to Sudanese and Ukrainian Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship
- 06/21/2023 Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua Reinstated and Extended for 18 Months
- 06/12/2023 USCIS expanded premium processing for Form I-539 Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status
- 03/13/2023 Employment Authorization for Somali F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Somalia
- 03/13/2023 DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending and Redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status
- 03/06/2023 USCIS Announces Premium Processing; New Online-Filing Procedures for Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT or STEM OPT Extensions
- 01/26/2023 Employment Authorization for Haitian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Haiti
- 01/25/2023 DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Haiti