Does it affect immigrant workers applying for unemployment benefits?

Unemployment Benefits - USCIS Regal Final Public Charge

In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to apply for unemployment benefits in California. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to her questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive the best advice for your case. Read more

How to re-register for TPS without paying USCIS fees

Six days remain until the close of the re-registration period for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for the 212,000 Salvadorans eligible for the benefit. The re-registration period that began on January 9 comes to an end on Monday, March 12. In my column this week in La ... Read more

Why Salvadorans should hurry to re-register for TPS

The re-registration period for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for the 212,000 Salvadorans eligible for the benefit is just three weeks away. The re-registration period that began on January 9 comes to an end on Monday, March 12. In my column this week in La Opinión, ... Read more

Illegally terminated immigrant with TPS reinstated

Santos Delacruz Hernandez, who was illegally fired by his company, returned to work today. Thanks to my intervention and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Hernandez was reinstated to his job. I especially want to thank attorney Jennifer Sultan and investigator Sergio Esquivel of the Department of Justice for all of their ... Read more

TPS man denied driver's license in North Carolina

[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]On Monday I reported that California had mistakenly suspended unemployment benefits for several people protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) whose employment authorization cards expired on September 9, 2010, ... Read more

Unemployment benefits wrongly denied to TPS holders in California

Last week I learned that in California, the Employment Development Department (EDD) suspended the unemployment benefits of at least two Salvadorans who are under the protection of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program because their employment authorization cards had expired. A ... Read more

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