This FAQ addresses commonly asked questions regarding TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians.
In early July 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) revised its visa reciprocity schedule for many countries. For many of those countries the changes reduced the validity period as well as the numbers of entries of nonimmigrant visas. In many cases the validity period was reduced to three months, often single-entry. The move affects many categories, including categories relevant to religious workers, including R-1, R-2, H, and for seminarians, F. One prime example is the U.S.
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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law new budget legislation known as “” (Public Law 119-21).1 This bill increased fees on some applications with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Justice Department, visas issued by the State Department, and I-94s issued by Customs and Border Protection.
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- Posted on“This tragedy is another reminder that our immigration system must be grounded in human dignity, safety, and respect,” said Anna Gallagher, CLINIC executive director. “We pray for all those whose lives have been forever altered by today’s events, and we recommit ourselves to the Gospel call to welcome the stranger and to protect life. Violence must never be allowed to define how we respond to migration. Instead, we are called to solidarity, compassion, justice, and welcome.”
- Posted on“This decision will only intensify the fear that our network’s immigrant clients are experiencing,” said Anna Gallagher, CLINIC’s executive director. “Stops and arrests that are purely race-driven or discriminatory against certain types of workers are an affront to justice. The communities our network serves are terrified to leave the house to attend to their basic needs, including the right to worship freely. Our Catholic faith calls us to minister to and stand by those who are vulnerable, frightened, and in need. It speaks radically to the dignity of all people regardless of race or immigration status, and thus we deeply oppose the terror-inducing tactics of targeted round-ups and arrests.”
- Posted on“We are disheartened by this decision, and deeply concerned for our Venezuelan neighbors,” said Anna Gallagher, CLINIC’s executive director. “As we have previously expressed, we believe that this move threatens the lives and safety of vulnerable people. As Catholics, we are called to look out for the weak and vulnerable. Venezuela remains highly unsafe, which our government recognizes in its own travel advisories. Rapid termination of TPS for Venezuela is unjust and unwarranted. We urge the administration to ensure that TPS holders have other opportunities for safety, or to change course.”
