Notice 21 Jul 2025 business compliance, privacy act, homeland security, immigration, data sharing, customs enforcement

📜DHS/ICE Modifies Search, Arrest, and Seizure Records System

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify and reissue a current DHS system of records titled, "DHS/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-008 Search, Arrest, and Seizure Records (SAS)." ICE collects and maintains information in the SAS in order to document searches of individuals and property, arrests of individuals, and detentions and seizures of property and goods pursuant to ICE law enforcement authorities. ICE is updating this system of records notice to modify the purpose of the system; modify existing, and add new, categories of individuals; modify and update the categories of records; and update, modify, and remove routine uses. Additionally, this notice includes non-substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the previously published notice. All exemptions listed for this system in the existing system of records notice will continue to be applicable for this updated notice, as currently implemented in 6 CFR part 5, Appendix C. This updated system will be included in DHS's inventory of record systems.

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Notice 18 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, immigration, department of justice, legal services, non-profit

📄Proposed Information Collection for Non-Profit Recognition by EOIR

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Notice 18 Jul 2025 compliance, immigration, doj, accreditation, nonprofit, eoir

📄Agency Information Collection for Non-Attorney Representative Accreditation

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Notice 16 Jul 2025 regulation, business compliance, immigration, legal policy, public benefits

📜Revised PRWORA Specification

This document contains an Order of the Attorney General issued pursuant to sections 401 and 411 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ("PRWORA" or the "Act"). This Order withdraws the Attorney General's January 5, 2001, order issued pursuant to PRWORA.

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Notice 15 Jul 2025 compliance, immigration, trade agreements, labor market, central america

🌍Analysis of the US-Guatemala National Transfer Agreement

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala relating to the transfer of nationals of Central American countries to Guatemala, effected by exchange of diplomatic notes on June 11 and 13, 2025. The text of the diplomatic notes is set out below.

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Notice 14 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, hhs, grants, health services, immigration, prwora, federal public benefit

📄HHS Updates Interpretation of Federal Public Benefits Under PRWORA

This notice sets forth the interpretation that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uses for the term "Federal public benefit" as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, 8 U.S.C. 1611. In doing so, this notice revises the interpretation of the term set forth in a prior notice, 63 FR 41658 (Aug. 4, 1998) ("the 1998 HHS PRWORA Notice" or "1998 Notice"). This notice also describes and preliminarily identifies the HHS programs that provide "Federal public benefits" within the scope of PRWORA, including HHS programs that were not listed in the 1998 HHS PRWORA Notice.

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Notice 8 Jul 2025 compliance, business regulation, immigration, u.s. government, honduras

🤝U.S.-Honduras Agreement on Protection Requests and Business Impact

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras for Cooperation in the Examination of Protection Requests, signed at Washington on March 10, 2025 (the "Agreement"). DHS is also publishing an Amendment to the Agreement, which consists of diplomatic notes exchanged at Tegucigalpa on June 25, 2025. The text of the Agreement and the Amendment are set out below.

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Notice 8 Jul 2025 business regulation, immigration, labor market, economic impact, honduras

🇭🇳Business Implications of Honduras TPS Termination Announcement

Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Honduras is set to expire on July 5, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary has determined that conditions in Honduras no longer support its designation for TPS. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Honduras as required by statute. This termination is effective September 8, 2025. After September 8, 2025, nationals of Honduras (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras) who have been granted TPS under Honduras' designation will no longer have TPS.

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Notice 8 Jul 2025 business regulation, employment, immigration, labor market, nicaragua, temporary protected status

🇳🇮Termination of Nicaragua's Temporary Protected Status

Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Nicaragua is set to expire on July 5, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Nicaragua no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Nicaragua as required by statute. This termination is effective September 8, 2025. After September 8, 2025, nationals of Nicaragua (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Nicaragua) who have been granted TPS under Nicaragua's designation will no longer have TPS.

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Notice 2 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, immigration, forms, justice

📄Proposed Immigration Practitioner Complaint Form Collection Notice

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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