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USCIS Extends Employment Authorization Documents under Temporary Protected Status Designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Release Date 06/20/2024 We are extending the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through March 9, 2025. We will send a Form I-797, Notice of Action, notifying you if you are affected by this extension.…
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Biden immigration program offers legal status to 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens. Here’s how it works.
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Updated on: June 19, 2024 / 1:40 PM EDT To watch video report, Click Here. President Biden on Tuesday announced a large-scale immigration program that will offer legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to roughly half a million unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security policy will allow…
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Seattle’s housing-first approach to homelessness hindered by opioid crisis
By Spencer Pauley | Mar 14, 2024 In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, a line of tiny houses stand with their backs to the adjacent street at a homeless encampment in Seattle. Tiny homes could be the solution to all kinds of housing needs, offering warmth and security for the homeless, an affordable…
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Seattle-based nonprofit aimed at helping those experiencing homelessness closing after 10 years
Author: Leah Pezzetti Updated: 7:32 PM PDT April 10, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. SEATTLE — After 10 years of outreach, Seattle-based nonprofit Facing Homelessness is closing its doors. Leaders cite a lack of sustainable funding as the reason for ending. The organization started in 2010 as a photojournalism project, capturing the faces of people experiencing…
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Suicide Among Justice-Involved Veterans: Understanding Risk and Meeting Needs
Introduction Veterans are 57.3% more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans, with estimates ranging from 17 to 24 veterans dying by suicide in the U.S. each day.1 Research also suggests that veterans are at an increased risk for justice system involvement, with nearly 1 in 3 veterans reporting that they have been arrested and booked…
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New Ellis County Veterans Treatment Court utilizes Employment Services
By Ron Abrams and Dannty Wyatt Published on June 11, 2024 Ellis County just started its Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) this May. The program is designed to provide Justice Involved Veterans, those incarcerated in the criminal justice system, the resources and assistance for a successful return to the community. That includes job readiness. Providing job…
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Claims smooths processes to better assist veterans and those serving them
By Mike Jaeger Published on June 11, 2024 By standardizing operations and reducing the wait time for authorization to access VA data, the TVC Claims Department is improving its efficiency in assisting veterans. This also improves tracking a veteran’s claims status for TVC Claims Benefits Advisors (CBAs). To uniformly achieve these process improvements throughout TVC’s…
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Hawaiian midwifery on trial: What’s at stake in this defining moment for indigenous rights and women’s health
By Annabel Rocha Published on June 12, 2024 Today hearings begin in Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi, a lawsuit challenging restrictions placed on the type of licensure midwives in Hawai’i need to legally practice. Native Hawaiian and Indigenous birth workers now face criminalization for serving their communities, and families are left with few options among a…
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Mayor Bass signs Equal Rights Amendment petition alongside Women’s Rights Champions
Published on May 15, 2024 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today became the first Big City Mayor of California to sign the national petition in support of the Equal Right Amendment (ERA), a constitutional amendment to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sex. Mayor Bass signed the petition alongside former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney as…
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