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Lawful Pathways

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: CBP One Facilitated Over 170,000 Appointments in Six Months, and Continues to be a Safe, Orderly, and Humane Tool for Border Management

The CBP One App is a free online tool available to migrants in Central and Northern Mexico for individuals to schedule appointments to present themselves at a POE along the Southwest Border.

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Hoja informativa: EE.UU. ha ampliado las oportunidades de visado de trabajo

Las empresas estadounidenses de sectores tan variados como la hotelería, el turismo, el paisajismo, el procesado de peces y mariscos y otros dependen de los trabajadores estacionales, y los visados de trabajo temporal permiten a los trabajadores no ciudadanos entrar en Estados Unidos para ayudar a cubrir esa necesidad. 

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: U.S. Has Expanded Labor Visa Opportunities

U.S. businesses in industries as varied as hospitality, tourism, landscaping, seafood processing, and more depend on seasonal workers, and temporary work visas allow noncitizen workers to enter the U.S. to help meet that need.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Statement From Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Ruling on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Ruling on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Border Encounters Remain Low as Biden-Harris Administration’s Comprehensive Plan to Manage the Border After Title 42 in Effect

Since the CDC’s Title 42 public health Order lifted and the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive plan to manage the border went into full effect on May 12, DHS has continued to experience a significant reduction in encounters at the Southwest Border.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released a statement on Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to prepare for the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Title 42 public health Order, which will expire after May 11, 2023, and to return to processing all noncitizens under Title 8 immigration authorities, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice have issued a final rule to incentivize the use of lawful pathways.

Last Updated: | Speeches

Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at a White House Press Briefing Ahead of the Lifting of the Title 42 Public Health Order

Secretary Mayorkas provided an update on planning and operations ahead of the lifting of the Title 42 public health Order at a White House Press Briefing.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

El Departamento de Estado y el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional anuncian amplias medidas adicionales para gestionar humanamente la frontera por medio de la disuasión, la aplicación de la ley y la diplomacia

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) y el Departamento de Estado se centran en soluciones y tienen un plan sólido para gestionar humanamente la frontera a través de la disuasión, la aplicación de la ley y la diplomacia. Con el apoyo del Departamento de Defensa y de múltiples países del Hemisferio Occidental, el DHS y el Departamento de Estado están implementando dicho plan dentro de las limitaciones de un sistema de inmigración descompuesto que el Congreso ha fracasado repetidamente en arreglar, incluso al no actuar sobre la propuesta de reforma migratoria integral del presidente Biden, la legislación bipartidista para proteger a los soñadores (Dreamers) y a los trabajadores agrícolas, o las repetidas solicitudes de recursos adicionales.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Launches Digital Ad Campaign to Counter Smuggler Lies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched a digital advertising campaign to counter lies peddled by smugglers about the end of the public health Order under Title 42.