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US · USCIS July 7, 2025

With Improved Conditions, DHS Ends TPS for Honduras

After finding improved country conditions in Honduras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status, as required by the statute.

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US · USCIS July 3, 2025

USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2025 Welcoming Those Who Earned Citizenship the Right Way

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating Independence Day by welcoming new citizens in naturalization ceremonies throughout the country. These ceremonies demonstrate our commitment to ensuring the naturalization process promotes a unified American identity and allegiance to the Constitution, laws, and founding principles of the United States.  

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US · USCIS June 30, 2025

Convicted Sex Offender in North Carolina Indicted for Naturalization Fraud

The U.S. attorney announced the indictment of Anibal Rios Lavias, 30, a U.S. citizen born in Mexico, charging him with naturalization fraud.

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US · USCIS June 27, 2025

DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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US · USCIS June 27, 2025

Tampa High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization

Hillsborough County high school teacher Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, 46, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to making false statements to a firearms dealer. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted in the investigation.

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US · USCIS June 24, 2025

USCIS Updates Guidance on Validity of Alien Refugee and Asylee Marriages

We are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 4, on valid marriages between a principal asylee or principal refugee and their claimed spouse. Under the updated guidance, all marriages between principal asylees or principal refugees and their claimed derivative spouses must be legally valid under the law of the jurisdiction where the marriage was celebrated in order to be considered v

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