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Correspondence requesting designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), or at a minimum, Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Lebanese nationals.  

Correspondence requesting designation of either Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Lebanon. 

Correspondence requesting an automatic work authorization extension for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. 

Correspondence requesting measures be taken to accelerate the pace of processing and ensure all unused visa numbers be awarded before they expire on September 30, 2021. 

Correspondence regarding an automatic extension for DACA recipients when applying to renew their Employment Authorization Document (EAD). 

Correspondence requesting DACA recipients receive an automatic and temporary 180-day extension when applying to renew their Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). 

Q1. What is the bona fide determination process? A1. By statute, USCIS has discretion to provide employment authorization to noncitizens with pending, bona fide U nonimmigrant status petitions. In June 2021, USCIS implemented the bona fide determination process. The bona fide determination process was created with the goal of conducting initial reviews of U nonimmigrant status petitions more efficiently and providing eligible victims of qualifying crimes with employment authorization and deferred action while they await a final adjudication of their petition for U nonimmigrant status under the annual statutory cap. This will provide victims with stability and better equip them to cooperate with and assist law enforcement. Q2. Who does the bona fide determination process apply to?

USCIS representatives participated in a virtual panel highlighting USCIS adoption related-resources available to the public and answered questions relating to Intercountry Adoption Roles, Statistics and Forms, USCIS Adoption Processing, and Miscellaneous.