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American Military News
a day ago
- Politics
- American Military News
Trump admin blocked from ending Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security on Monday from terminating Temporary Protected Status for roughly 75,000 Afghan nationals who were resettled in the United States following former President Joe Biden's disastrous military withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a Monday order, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote, 'The Court GRANTS the requested administrative stay of agency action regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan until Monday, July 21, at 11:59 p.m.' Fox 17 reported that the decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily block the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals gives the court additional time to consider the case. According to Fox 17, the Biden administration granted Afghanistan Temporary Protected Status in 2022 following the U.S. military's disastrous withdrawal from the country after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Under the administration's Temporary Protected Status program, tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have been protected against deportation to Afghanistan due to humanitarian concerns in the country. READ MORE: Supreme Court hands Trump 'Giant Win' in birthright citizenship case In May, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced, 'This administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent. We've reviewed the conditions in Afghanistan with our interagency partners, and they do not meet the requirements for a TPS designation. Afghanistan has had an improved security situation, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevent them from returning to their home country.' At the time, Noem explained that the termination of the Temporary Protected Status program for Afghan nationals 'furthers the national interest as DHS records indicate that there are recipients who have been under investigation for fraud and threatening our public safety and national security.' The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the Trump administration is required to provide a response to the court's emergency motion by Wednesday and that CASA, Inc., the organization that filed the lawsuit against the Trump administration, must provide a response by Thursday.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Trump Admin Makes Major TPS Change
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced Thursday that it is scrapping fee waivers for some immigrants seeking to extend their stay in the country, including those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In an update to its "fee schedule", the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency said it was lifting the option to file a form known as I-131 for free, meaning most will have to pay $630 to get travel documentation. Why It Matters The change comes as the Trump administration looks to tighten immigration controls and against the backdrop of TPS being revoked for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Fee waivers have traditionally been offered to those who would struggle to pay, such as those fleeing persecution or dire financial situations in their home countries. USCIS offices in Santa Clara, CA, USA - Apr 30, 2022. Image for illustration purposes only. USCIS offices in Santa Clara, CA, USA - Apr 30, 2022. Image for illustration purposes only. Getty Images What To Know The change, announced Thursday afternoon, comes after USCIS teased that it would be making changes to the fees it charges earlier in the week. It appeared that more changes were still on the way, following the I-131 update. The agency said that two types of applicants will no longer be eligible for fee waivers when applying for what is known as parole. Those filing the form for: An initial request for arrival/departure record for parole in place (for immigrants who are inside the United States) Arrival/departure records for re-parole for immigrants who are requesting a new period of parole (from inside the United States), who were initially granted parole in place. Among those affected by this will be immigrants who have Temporary Protected Status who want to travel outside the U.S. and return without issue. If TPS status lapses or requires extension, then reapplying for travel documents would mean another $630 fee. The fee comes on top of the initial TPS application, form I-821, which comes with a $50 base fee, although some applicants will still be eligible for fee waivers. The revocation of fee waiver eligibility for advanced parole would not just apply to TPS holders, with any immigrant applying for longer-term status, such as a green card, needing parole in place likely having to now pay this charge. USCIS is funded solely through the fees it charges. In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, the agency was given permission to charge higher fees across the board, including for those applying for asylum. The last time the agency updated its fees was in April 2025, after almost a year without any changes. What People Are Saying USCIS, in a July 11 press release: "USCIS will soon begin to collect new fees for certain immigration benefit requests. We will provide details on the implementation of these fee changes in the coming days." What's Next The change takes effect immediately, with immigrants encouraged to carefully read their application forms to ensure they are using the correct version and are paying the correct amount in fees.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Top tech editor taking heat for Zuckerberg interview — which didn't mention their close friendship, family vacations: report
The editor of a top tech publication is taking heat after she interviewed Mark Zuckerberg – and didn't mention their close friendship, including joint family vacations to Lake Tahoe and a stay at the Facebook CEO's Hawaii haunt during the pandemic, according to a report. Jessica Lessin, founder and editor-in-chief of The Information, sat with Zuckerberg on Monday for an interview to promote the launch of the site's new weekday show TITV. While the pair's friendship is well-known in most media circles, Lessin made no mention of their relationship during the interview and there was no disclosure on the website, according to the published transcript. Advertisement 3 The Information's Jessica Lessin interviewed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday. The Information/Youtube That's causing a stir among media insiders, some of whom are questioning whether Lessin should have recused herself and handed the interview off to another reporter, according to journalist Oliver Darcy's Status newsletter. 'If you decide to interview someone who you regularly go on vacation with, you should disclose that friendship at the start of the conversation,' a prominent tech reporter told Darcy. 'Readers deserve that context as they consider all the questions you ask – and the ones that you don't.' Advertisement Another tech reporter called the snafu 'an insult to her newsroom,' according to Status. Lessin and The Information did not immediately respond to The Post's requests for comment. The tech editor's relationship with Zuckerberg goes back years, as her husband Sam Lessin won big on Facebook stock he received in 2010 when the Facebook founder – and fellow Harvard pal – bought his startup, according to Vanity Fair. Advertisement Sam later worked as an executive in product management at Facebook for about four years, according to his LinkedIn profile. 3 Sam Lessin and Jessica Lessin at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in April. Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize The Lessins and Zuckerbergs have vacationed together in Lake Tahoe to celebrate the Fourth of July, according to Status and The New York Times. Jessica reportedly spent considerable time at Zuckerberg's compound in Hawaii during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her husband was seen alongside the Facebook CEO on a hunt in Kauai decked out in camouflage in a series of photos published by The Daily Mail. Advertisement The tech site editor previously said she does not view her relationship with Zuckerberg as a conflict of interest, and that she would step aside when 'there is something that could stand in the way of me doing my job objectively,' according to a 2021 New York Times report. 3 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at LlamaCon 2025 in April. AP But other journalists have been left scratching their heads as to why Lessin did not recuse herself, especially as The Information pushes its new TITV launch and tries to position itself as a premium publication, according to Status. Annual subscriptions to The Information cost $399, with a professional version offering access to databases and surveys at nearly $1,000 a year. The interview itself contained few tough questions for Zuckerberg, Darcy noted in his newsletter, and had a rocky start – with no audio for the first few moments. Eventually a journalist popped in to announce the glitch and end TITV's inaugural show, and the company published a transcript and video the following day.
14-07-2025
- Politics
Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation
WASHINGTON -- Temporary measures that allowed nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation are expiring Monday as part of the Trump administration's efforts to make more people eligible for removal from the country. The Department of Homeland Security in May said it was ending Temporary Protected Status for 11,700 people from Afghanistan in 60 days. That status had allowed them to work and meant the government couldn't deport them. The number of Afghans protected by TPS is relatively small compared to the overall number of Afghans — about 180,000 — who have fled Afghanistan and come to the U.S. since the Taliban retook control of the country in 2021. It's also not clear how many of those 11,7000 covered by TPS have applied for or received other forms of protection like asylum that would keep them from being deported after Monday. But the removal of the protective status for Afghans has struck a chord with many advocates and volunteers because of the suggestion that it is safe for Afghans — many who helped the U.S. during its two-decade long war there — to go home. 'Since so many of those losing their protections served alongside U.S. forces, we should honor that service by upholding our promise to provide safety and ensure that they have an opportunity to thrive here. We urge Congress to protect Afghans by providing them permanent status – a commitment that is long overdue," Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, said in a news release Monday. At the time that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended the temporary protected status for Afghans, the department wrote in the decision that the situation in their home country was getting better. 'The Secretary determined that, overall, there are notable improvements in the security and economic situation such that requiring the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan does not pose a threat to their personal safety due to armed conflict or extraordinary and temporary conditions,' according to the May announcement. Temporary Protected Status can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United States. They can't be deported and can work legally but they don't have a pathway to citizenship. The status is inherently precarious because it is up to the Homeland Security secretary to renew the protections regularly — usually every 18 months. The first Trump administration tried to remove many of these temporary protected statuses but was largely foiled by the courts. This time around, the Trump administration has moved even more aggressively to remove the protections, thus making more people eligible for removal from the country. The administration has pushed to remove temporary protected status from people from seven countries with Venezuela and Haiti making up the biggest chunk of the hundreds of thousands of people losing their protections. Critics say that successive administrations essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by what's supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years. CASA, a nonprofit immigrant advocates group, sued the administration over the TPS revocation for Afghans as well as for people from Cameroon - those expire August 4. A federal judge last Friday allowed the lawsuit to go forward but didn't grant CASA's request to keep the protections in place while the lawsuit plays out.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Get Ready: WhatsApp Is Getting Ads, Paid Channel Subscriptions
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Unlike other Meta apps, the company has traditionally kept WhatsApp ad-free. That's set to change, though ads will be limited to specific areas of the app, away from your messages. Meta will soon include ads within the Status feature. This section is similar to Instagram Stories, where you can share clips or photos from your day-to-day life with your contacts. In the coming months, ads will appear between people you follow. Meta hasn't shared how often ads will appear, but if it's anything like Instagram, it'll likely be after every fourth or fifth story you view. Meta won't use your personal data to target these ads. That means it can't use the topics in your messages, or the people you message, to figure out what ads to show you. Instead, Meta will use data such as your location, language, your interactions with Channels, or the ads you've been interested in before. The company is also introducing a new way for businesses, celebrities, and influencers to monetize their own WhatsApp Channels. A Channel on WhatsApp acts like a big group chat, where you can update everyone following you at the same time. Many businesses use them to update users on specific changes or promotions. Soon, owners of these channels will be able to charge for exclusive access to certain content. It sounds like this will work similarly to a Patreon subscription, where businesses can have a free tier for most users, and those who want exclusive access to additional services can pay for a subscription on top. Around 1.5 billion people visit Channels and Status each day. There's currently no sign of WhatsApp bringing ads to other parts of its app, but that may eventually happen if the company continues to see success in its ad expansion.
