DHS Update Regarding Temporary Protected Status For Venezuela

On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision holding that DHS lacked statutory authority to "vacate" prior Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Venezuela...

On March 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order postponing U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) termination of the October 2023...

The July 28, 2024 Venezuelan election has been contentious as both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González have claimed victory.

In a move that underscores the volatility of immigration policy under judicial review, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again intervened in the ongoing litigation surrounding the 2023...

On May 19, 2025, the Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans.

Previously, the Ministry accepted apostilled Powers of Attorney with document requests.

The government of Venezuela has announced entry and passport restrictions for Venezuelan nationals, effective immediately.

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a district court order that had temporarily postponed the April 7 termination of the 2023 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.

In recent months, there have been significant changes regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, leaving many employers and applicants uncertain about their immigration status.

The Venezuelan government has ordered all Venezuelan diplomatic personnel in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru and Uruguay to return to Venezuela and has ordered these countries.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun processing IEEPA tariff refunds through its CAPE system, but Phase III covering finally liquidated entries faces delays and requires court orders. With the Department of Justice appealing the universal refund order and class certification pending, importers with finally liquidated entries may need to file individual lawsuits at the Court of International Trade to preserve their claims before statutory deadlines expire.

On Aug. 30, AB-1883 received final legislative approval and now heads to California Governor Gavin Newsom for signature or veto. If enacted, AB-1883 would prohibit employers from using workplace surveillance tools that rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize, infer, or predict an employee’s emotional state, or to collect “neural data.”

A federal district court has struck down the U.S. Department of State's prohibition on immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries, finding it violates federal immigration law and the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling requires the Department to resume visa processing for affected individuals, though the decision remains subject to appeal or potential stay.

President Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, introducing sweeping new tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian energy and up to 500% on Russian-origin goods. The legislation also codifies existing executive order sanctions into statute, requiring congressional action to lift restrictions and creating mandatory secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions transacting with designated Russian banks. Companies face immediate compliance challenge

A company that receives a demand letter under California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) should assume that a California consumer class action may be coming.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Executive Order 2026-05 establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for data center development, creating a two-track permitting system that distinguishes between facilities willing to comply with new GRID Requirements and those that decline.

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new set of rules strengthening export controls to restrict China's capability to produce advanced semiconductors.

As a business and intellectual property attorney, I spend much of my practice helping corporate clients protect and enforce their intellectual property through patents. But patents are not the only game in town. Trade secrets offer an equally valid, and in many cases, a more practical and affordable means of protecting valuable proprietary information, provided a company implements and maintains reasonable protective measures.

A federal court has vacated USCIS policies that froze immigration benefit adjudications for nationals of 39 countries under an expanded travel ban, but the State Department's separate pause on immigrant visa issuance for 75 countries remains in effect. Employers must now distinguish between domestic USCIS benefits that can proceed and consular processing that remains suspended when planning for affected workers.

Apple’s new Siri Recap feature is a preview of a broader governance problem. AI is moving into ordinary devices that can collect and interpret information in the background, often without a screen, popup, procurement event, or obvious notice to everyone affected.